Sayeed Saleem of Andhra Pradesh has won the Kendra Sahitay Academy Award for 2010 for his writing ‘Kaluthunna Pulathota’. The theme of the novel is AIDS. The novel has been translated into Hindi, English and Kannada languages. Saleem also received National Humna Rights Commission award in 2009 for his ‘Nayee Imarat ke Kandahar’. He pened more than 140 stories and published 5 novels. Kaluthunna Pulathota is his fourth novel. Saleem is an employee of the Income Tax department. Following is his brief profile: