Biography
He was born in Hanehalli, Uttar Kannada District. He completed his primary school education from his village school and his high school from the Gibbs High School, Kumta (1944).Later he did his Bachelors in science and Bachelors in technology both fromCollection of Stories
* Sandarshana/ಸಂದರ್ಶನ (1957) * Aabolina/ಆಬೇೂಲಿನ (1960) * Aata/ಆಟ (1969) * Aayda Kathegalu/ಆಯ್ದ ಕತೆಗಳು (1976) * Katheyadalu Hudugi/ಕತೆಯಾದಳು ಹುಡುಗಿ (1980) * Benya/ಬೇನ್ಯಾ (1983) * Samagra Kathegalu/ಸಮಗ್ರ ಕತೆಗಳು (1983) * Siddhartha/ಸಿದ್ಧಾರ್ಥ (1988) * Aivattondu Kathegalu/ಐವತ್ತೊಂದು ಕತೆಗಳು (2001) * Kumatege Banda Kindarijogi/ಕುಮಟೆಗೆ ಬಂದಾ ಕಿಂದರಿಜೇೂಗಿ * Odihoda Mutti Banda/ಓಡಿಹೇೂದಾ ಮುಟ್ಟಿ ಬಂದಾ * Puttana Hejje Kaanodilla/ಪುಟ್ಟನ ಹೆಜ್ಜೆ ಕಾಣೇೂದಿಲ್ಲ * Aayda Kathegalu/ಆಯ್ದ ಕತೆಗಳು * Koli Kooguva Munna/ಕೇೂಳಿ ಕೂಗುವ ಮುನ್ನ * Samagra Kathegalu Volume 1 and 2/ಸಮಗ್ರ ಕತೆಗಳು ಸಂಪುಟ ೧ ಮತ್ತು ೨Novels
* Muru Daarigalu/ಮೂರು ದಾರಿಗಳು (1964) ade into Kannada Movie by Girish Kasaravally* Shikaari/ಶಿಕಾರಿ (1979) * Cheda/ಛೇದ (1985) * Purushottama/ಪುರುಷೇೂತ್ತಮ (1990) lso Translated into English by Penguin Books* Kendra Vrittanta/ಕೇಂದ್ರ ವೃತ್ತಾಂತ (1996) * Digambara/ದಿಗಂಬರ (Unpublished)Poetry
* Danapeyaacheya Oni/ದಣಪೆಯಾಚೆಯ ಓಣಿCriticism
* Sahityada Sapta Dhatugalu/ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದ ಸಪ್ತ ಧಾತುಗಳು * Sahitya, Srujanasheelathe Mattu Naanu/ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ, ಸೃಜನಶೀಲತೆ ಮತ್ತು ನಾನು * Anthakarana/ಅಂತಃಕರಣTranslations
* The Hunt/Shikaari - English Translation by Pratibha Umashankar-Nadiger (2019) * Purushottama (1990) *'' The Boy who Talked to Trees/ '' - English Translation by Ramachandra Sharma & Padma Ramachandra(1994) Collection of short stories. The US Library of Congress holds 15 of his titles, including works translated into English and other languages.Movies and Teleserial
* Mooru Daarigalu/ಮೂರು ದಾರಿಗಳು Directed by Girish Kasaravalli * Mukhamukhi/ಮುಖಾಮುಖಿ (DD Chandana)References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chittal, Yashwant Vithoba Kannada-language writers 1928 births 2014 deaths Indian male novelists Konkani people People from Uttara Kannada Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Kannada 20th-century Indian novelists Novelists from Karnataka 20th-century Indian male writers