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name=R. Leela Devi |<br />
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caption=R. Leela Devi|<br />
birth_date={{Birth date|1932|2|13|df=y}} |<br />
death_date={{Death date and age|1998|5|19|1932|2|13|df=y}} |<br />
birth_place=[[Palai]], Kerala, [[India]] |<br />
death_place=[[Kottayam]], Kerala, India<br />
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'''Dr. R. Leela Devi''' (13 February 1932 – 19 May 1998) was an Indian writer, translator, and teacher who wrote in English, [[Malayalam]], and [[Sanskrit]]. She was from the state of [[Kerala]].<br />
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==Profession==<br />
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=== Writer and translator ===<br />
Dr. R. Leela Devi wrote and translated more than 300 books with her husband [[V. Balakrishnan (author)|V. Balakrishnan]]. She translated the ''[[Marthandavarma (novel)|Marthandavarma]]'', ''[[Narayaneeyam]]'', and Vidur Gita (''[[Mahabharata]]''), among others, and contributed to the English language section of the book ''Contribution of Writers to Indian Freedom Movement'' (see [[Indian independence movement]]).<br />
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===Theatre===<br />
She translated Chandu Menon's ''Indulekha'' into English as ''Crescent Moon''.<br />
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==Selected works==<br />
*'''''From Representation to Participation''''' – the first book on [[Panchayat]]iraj- Sri Satguru Publications (Delhi)<br />
*''[[Sarojini Naidu]]'' – biography<br />
*''Blue Jasmine'' – fantasy novel<br />
*''Saffron'' – a novel about the [[Mythology|myth]]s and [[legend]]s of [[Kashmir]]<br />
*''Mannatthu Padmanabhan and the Revival of Nairs in Kerala'' – the renaissance of the [[Nair]]s and their history<br />
*''An Epoch in Kerala History''<br />
*''History of Malayalam Literature''<br />
*''Kerala History''<br />
*''Influence of English on Malayalam Literature''<br />
*''Indian National Congress – Hundred Years'' – history of the [[Indian National Congress]], published for Congress Centenary.<br />
*''A Handbook of English Teaching''<br />
*'''''Ethics'''''(In various Religions of the World)- Sri Satguru Publications (Delhi)<br />
*'''''Vedic Gods and Some Hymns'''''- Sri Satguru Publications (Delhi)<br />
*'''''Vidura Gita'''''- Text & English Translation- Sri Satguru Publications (Delhi)<br />
*'''''Naganandam by Harshavardhana'''''- Sri Satguru Publications (Delhi)<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* http://www.malayalamebooks.org<br />
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