Kushalappa hails from Kodagu (Coorg), a region rich in oral lore.
Nitin Kushalappa is a lead engineer in the software development industry.
[4] He is the author of Puffin Books' Dakshin: South Indian Myths and Fables Retold.
[9][10][11] Kushalappa also has books on local history, a translation from Kannada to English on Pandyanda Belliappa, and a biography to his credit.
[21][22][23] In an interview with Anushree Madhavan of The New Indian Express, Nitin admits that Coorg and the Pattole Palame are constant influences in his works.