An Incomplete Kiss
An Incomplete Kiss written by: Arif Raja translated by: Kamalakar Kadave The park bench, on which a...
Arif Raja
Arif Raja is a premier Kannada poet. He was born in Arakera village, located in Raichur district of Karnataka, India on 6th December, 1983. He is working as an assistant professor in an undergraduate college. He has published five collections of poems so far: Saitanana Pravadi (A Prophet of Satan, 2006), Jangama Phakeerana Jolige (The Satchel of a Mendicant Faqir, 2009), and Benkige Todisida Batte (A Raiment for Fire, 2013), Nakshatra Moha (Star Infatuation, 2017), and Ede Halina Pali (The Turn of Breastfeeding, 2022). Arif Raja has been awarded the Da.Ra. Bendre Award-2010, Aralu Award by Karnataka Sahitya Parishath-2010, Yuva Puraskara of Indian Academy of Letters-2012, and the Dinakara Desai Award-2014. In addition, he has also won prizes in several poetry competitions and other book awards. His poems have been translated to English as well as other Indian Languages.The process is on to publish his poems translated to English under the title ‘I am a Public Lavatory.’
