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'''K. V. Tirumalesh''' (1940 – 30 January 2023) was an Indian poet, writer and critic in the [[Kannada language|Kannada]] and English languages, and a retired professor.<ref name="EIL">{{cite book|last1=Lal|first1=Mohan|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot (Volume 5)|date=1992|publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]]|isbn=8126012218|page=4358|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KnPoYxrRfc0C|access-date=2 April 2017}}</ref> For his collections of poems ''Akshaya Kavya'' in Kannada (2010), he was awarded the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Tirumalesh, Mistry among Akademi award winners|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/518154/tirumalesh-mistry-among-akademi-award.html|work=Deccan Herald|access-date=2 April 2017|date=17 December 2015}}</ref>

==Early life==
Tirumalesh was born in 1940 in the village of [[Karadka]] in the [[Madras Presidency]] of [[British India]] (present-day [[Kasargod district]], of the Indian [[States and union territories of India|State]] of [[Kerala]]).<ref>{{cite web|title=A reader's guide to the 24 books that have won the Sahitya Akademi awards|url=https://scroll.in/article/803907/a-readers-guide-to-the-24-books-that-have-won-the-sahitya-akademi-awards|publisher=scroll.in|access-date=2 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160224105349/http://scroll.in/article/803907/a-readers-guide-to-the-24-books-that-have-won-the-sahitya-akademi-awards|archive-date=24 February 2016|date=21 February 2016}}</ref> He held a master's degree in English literature and a doctorate degree in [[linguistics]]. He taught at the [[English and Foreign Languages University]], [[Hyderabad]].<ref>{{cite web|title=K. V. Tirumalesh profile|url=https://iwp.uiowa.edu/writers/kv-tirumalesh|work=The International Writing Program|publisher=iwp.uiowa.edu|access-date=2 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402061820/https://iwp.uiowa.edu/writers/kv-tirumalesh|archive-date=2 April 2017}}</ref>

==Career==
Tirumalesh's career as a writer began in the 1960s when he wrote the collection of poems ''MukhavaaDagalu'' (Masks, 1968) in the [[Kannada literature#Navya|Navya]] style, the modernist school of writing in [[Kannada literature]]. His ''Mahaprasthana'' (1990) was said to be the result of his exploration of ways of transcending the constraints of modernism.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ramachandrn|first1=C. N.|title=Labyrinth of recursive images|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/labyrinth-of-recursive-images/article8253134.ece|work=The Hindu|access-date=2 April 2017|date=22 February 2016}}</ref> It dealt with the theme of disillusionment after victory, with the mythological [[Svargarohana Parva|heavenward journey of the Pandavas]] as the setting.<ref name="EIL"/>

Tirumalesh's collection of poems, ''Akshaya Kavya'' (2010), as described by him is an "epic fragment".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Khajane|first1=Muralidhara|title=Tirumalesh chosen for Sahitya Akademi award|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/tirumalesh-chosen-for-sahitya-akademi-award/article8002771.ece|work=The Hindu|access-date=2 April 2017|date=18 December 2015}}</ref> He elaborated: "Aksh aya Kavya imbibes this spirit in an extensive way . It is a long narrative sans story, sans didacticism, sans any aim, a sort of poetic sojourn with a lot of gaps. It is long and fragmentary at the same time: my models are [[Ezra Pound]], [[William Carlos Williams]] and [[Charles Olson]]."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Shrikant|first1=Rashmi|title=Intolerance has been part of our history: Tirumalesh|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Intolerance-has-been-part-of-our-history-Tirumalesh/articleshow/50341003.cms|work=The Times of India|access-date=2 April 2017|date=27 December 2015}}</ref> The work won him the [[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Kannada|Sahitya Akademi Award for Kannada]] in 2015.<ref name="Sahitya Akademi awards 2015">{{cite web | url=http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/pdf/sahityaakademiawards2015-e.pdf | title=Sahitya Akademi Awards 2015 | accessdate=27 December 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222130920/http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/pdf/sahityaakademiawards2015-e.pdf | archive-date=22 December 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Death==
Tirumalesh died in [[Hyderabad]] on 30 January 2023, at the age of 82.<ref>{{cite news |title=Noted writer K.V. Tirumalesh no more |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/noted-writer-kv-tirumalesh-no-more/article66449374.ece |access-date=30 January 2023 |work=The Hindu |date=30 January 2023}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Poetry collections===
* ''Mukhavaadagalu/ಮುಖವಾಡಗಳು'' (''Masks'', 1968)
* ''Vathara/ವಠಾರ'' (''Apartments'', 1969)
* ''Mahaprasthana/ಮಹಾಪ್ರಸ್ಥಾನ'' (''The Great March'', 1971)
* ''Mukhamukhi/ಮುಖಾಮುಖಿ'' (''Face to Face'', 1978)
* "Avadha/ಅವಧ" (1988)
* "Paapiyoo... /ಪಾಪಿಯೂ" (1993)
* ''Akshaya Kavya/ಅಕ್ಷಯ ಕಾವ್ಯ'' (2010)
* "Aayda Kavitegalu/ಆಯ್ದ ಕವಿತೆಗಳು" (2011)
* "Arabbi/ಅರಬ್ಬಿ" (2015)<ref>{{Cite book |title=Arabbi : kavana saṅkalana |publisher=Abhinava |year=2015 |location=Bengaluru |script-title=kn:ಅರಬ್ಬಿ : ಕವನ ಸಂಕಲನ |trans-title=Arabbi : anthology of poems |oclc=1044770590}}</ref>

===Novels/short stories===
* "Tarangantaranga/ತರಂಗಾಂತರಂಗ"
* "Dawn Quixote/ಡಾನ್ ಕ್ವಿಕ್ಸೇೂಟ್"

===Essays/criticism===
* "Sammukha/ಸಮ್ಮುಖ"
* "Vyakti Mattu Paramparegalu/ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಪರಂಪರೆಗಳು"
* "Ullekha/ಉಲ್ಲೇಖ"
* "Ala-Nirala/ಆಳ-ನಿರಾಳ" (1–4)
* "Kavya Karana/ಕಾವ್ಯ ಕಾರಣ"
* "Namma Kannada/ನಮ್ಮ ಕನ್ನಡ"
* "Vagartha/ವಾಗರ್ಥ"
* "Vaachanashale/ವಾಚನಶಾಲೆ

=== Non-fiction ===
* ''Derrida's Heel of Achilles and Other Essays''<ref>{{Cite book |last=Tirumalesh |first=K. V. |title=Derrida's heel of Achilles and other essays |date=1990 |publisher=Bahri Publications |isbn=81-7034-055-1 |location=[New Delhi] |oclc=25009177}}</ref>
* ''Grammar and Communication: Essays on the Form and Function of Language'' (1999)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Tirumalesh |first=K. V. |title=Grammar and communication : essays on the form and function of language |date=1999 |publisher=Allied Publishers |isbn=81-7023-946-X |location=New Delhi |oclc=42762069}}</ref>
* ''The Landscape of Language: Issues in Kannada Linguistics'' (2000)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Tirumalesh |first=K. V. |url=https://archive.org/details/landscapeoflangu0000tiru |title=The landscape of language : issues in Kannada linguistics |date=2000 |publisher=Allied Publishers |isbn=81-7764-006-2 |location=New Delhi |oclc=45025713}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://chilume.com/?author=63 Works of KV Tirumalesh], Chilume.com
* [http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/a-poet-within-and-without/article8253151.ece A poet - within and without], The Hindu
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160121011905/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1160117/jsp/7days/story_64218.jsp "I take my own writing as a big protest; I cannot conceive of a greater protest"], The Telegraph
* [https://91b33d06-5e91-4fe5-919c-f23e70d3e168.filesusr.com/ugd/cc0cb5_9ad5deb0f18446288d94309ae9910dcc.pdfj Seven Kannada poems of K. V. Tirumalesh translated into English by S. Jayasrinivasa Rao. Published in CAESURAE: POETICS OF CULTURAL TRANSLATION VOL3: 1 (ISSN 2454-9495)Combined Volumes (3: 2 & 4:1) (ISSN 2454-9495) 2019-2020]{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [https://museindia.com/Home/ViewContentData?arttype=poems&issid=100&menuid=9844 Three Kannada poems of K. V. Tirumalesh translated into English by S. Jayasrinivasa Rao. Published in MUSE INDIA: The Literary Journal (ISSN 0975-1815) Hemanta Ritu – Pre-Winter, Issue 100 (Nov-Dec 2021)]
* [https://maidaanam.com/kannada-modernism-in-hyderabad-5-poems-by-k-v-tirumalesh/ Kannada Modernism in Hyderabad: 5 Poems by K. V. Tirumalesh (translated into English by S. Jayasrinivasa Rao). Published in MAIDAANAM: CULTURE, HISTORY, AND POLITICS FROM THE DECCAN AND SOUTHERN INDIA (June 6, 2022)]

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