Kollegala Sharma, a science communicator and writer in Kannada, has authored 3,500+ articles, 200 radio dramas, 9 books, and 800 science podcasts. A former CSIR-CFTRI chief scientist, he pioneered India’s first Kannada science podcast. He’s a trainer, translator, and editor of Kutuhali magazine. Sharma has received top honours from the Karnataka Government and Karnataka Science and Technology Academy for his contributions to popular science and science communication.