Santosh Kumar Gulwadi was an Indian journalist and novelist. He wrote seven books including story compilations in Kannada.
Santosh Kumar Gulwadi was born on 2 October 1938, to Ratnakarbhat Gulwadi (Father) and Shashikala Gulwadi (Mother). He was an editor in newspaper Prajavani, magazine Sudha, Vijay Sankeshwar's magazine Noothana and the first chief-editor of magazine Taranga, from 1982 to 1999.