Dr. Radhakrishna Bellur is an associate professor in the Department of Post-Graduate Studies and Research at the Goverment College of Kasargod. He has published 23 works, including ‘Tulu Lipi’, ‘Tulu Shasanagalu’, ‘Tulu Chandassu’, ‘Agni Jihva’, ‘Balipa Narayana Bhagavataru’, and ‘Shabda Sootaka’. He is a member of the Academic Committee at a number of universities and a research guide at Kannur University’s School of Indian Languages, Kasaragod. He has been recognized as a Yakshagana B-Grade artist by AIR Mangalore.