Sundar V. Nadkarni (1938–1994) was a Kannada poet, writer and professor, who was awarded Karnataka Sahitya Akademi for the fiction 'Mandi Mane'. He was a younger brother of Mangesh V. Nadkarni.

Sundar V. Nadkarni was born and raised in Bankikkodla, a village in coastal India. Sundar earned his high school diploma (1955) from the A. H. School a school from his village. Nadkarni was a Professor of English in Arts and Science College, Anand, Gujarat. Later in the year 1985, he earned a Ph.D in English from the Department of English, Sardar Patel University. ""

Selected books

• Manthan
• Hasiru Deep
• Usirugal Beediyali
• Antard Neeru
• Negasu
• Mohitaru
• Godegalu
• Avar Naduve
• Suddi
• Mandi Mane (Karnataka state Sahitya Akademi award)

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