Ramachandra Sharma, poet, dramatist, writer of short stories and translator, was one of the pioneers of the modernist movement in Kannada poetry and has played a significant role in the making of the Navya fiction. Besides substantial contribution he has made to Kannada poetry, he has translated a hundred English poems of this century into Kannada, Ee Shathamanada Nooru English Kavitegalu, a novel by Masti, Chikaveera Rajendra and a colection of thirteen short stories The boy Who Talked to Trees by Yashwant Chittal with Padma Ramachandra. An educational psychologist by profession, Dr. Sharma worked as a consultant with UNESCO till his retirement. He has received several awards including the Kannada Sahitya Akademi Award, the Central Sahitya Akademi Award , the Rajyotsava Award and the Katha Award for translation.