Aravind Malagatti (born 1 May 1956) is a prominent Indian poet and writer in Kannada-language.

He is the recipient of the prestigious Ambedkar Fellowship Award from the Government of Karnataka.

His Government Brahamana, the first Dalit autobiography in Kannada, has won the Karnataka Sahitya Academy Award.

Apart from these, the Honorary Award of Karnataka Sahitya Academy was conferred on him for his total contribution to Kannada literature.

Director of Jayalakshmi Vilas Palace Museum, Mysore University.