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{{Short description|Poet, Writer}}
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{{Infobox writer
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| name = M. R. Kamala
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1959|03|27}}
| birth_place = Metikurke, Arasikere, Hassan, Karnataka, India
| occupation = Poet, Writer, PU College Principal and Lecturer
| spouse =
| awards = [[Karnataka]] [[Sahitya Academy]] award<ref name="bangaloremirror" />
| children =
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'''Metikurke Ramaswamy Kamala'''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2018/apr/13/kannada-short-mareechi-has-poems-not-dialogues-1801163.html|title=Kannada short Mareechi has poems, not dialogues}}</ref> is a writer, and a poet in [[Kannada language]]<ref name="bangaloremirror">{{Cite news|last=Nandakumar |first=Prathibha |date=8 May 2017 |title=Translating lives: MR Kamala |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/opinion/views/translating-lives-mr-kamala/articleshow/58565412.cms |access-date=2021-06-21 |website=Bangalore Mirror|language=en}}</ref><ref name="vijaykarnataka">{{Cite news|title=ಕನ್ನಡದ ಸ್ತ್ರೀವಾದಕ್ಕೆ ಎಂ.ಆರ್‌.ಕಮಲರ ಕೊಡುಗೆ|url=https://vijaykarnataka.com/edit-oped/columns/feminism-in-kamalas-literature/articleshow/64806044.cms|access-date=2021-06-21|website=Vijaya Karnataka|language=kn}}</ref> who is a recipient of Karnataka Sahitya Academy award.<ref name="bangaloremirror" />

== Early life and education ==
Kamala was born in Metikurke, a village in [[Hassan district]] of Karnataka.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-03-27|title=ಎಂ.ಆರ್. ಕಮಲ|url=https://www.sobagu.in/%e0%b2%8e%e0%b2%82-%e0%b2%86%e0%b2%b0%e0%b3%8d-%e0%b2%95%e0%b2%ae%e0%b2%b2/|access-date=2021-06-21|website=ಸೊಬಗು - Sobagu|language=en}}</ref> Her parents, N H Raamaswamy and Vishaalakshi had farmlands. Her father a [[Gamaka (storytelling)|gamaka]] performer, encouraged her interest in literature.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-08-08|title=Beyond the Borders of Bhashe: In Conversation with Poet and Translator, MR Kamala|url=https://radio-active.in/2018/08/08/beyond-the-borders-of-bhashe-in-conversation-with-poet-and-translator-mr-kamala/|access-date=2021-06-21|website=Radio Active CR 90.4 MHz|language=en}}</ref>

Kamala's early education was in her hometown Metikurke school. She received a B.A degree from MES College, and a M.A [[Kannada]] from Bangalore University in 1980. She also studied a LLB degree and a diploma in French language <ref name="karnataka.gov">{{cite web|url=https://kanaja.karnataka.gov.in/event/%E0%B2%8E%E0%B2%82-%E0%B2%86%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%8D-%E0%B2%95%E0%B2%AE%E0%B2%B2/|title=About M R Kamala in Kanaja-Karnataka Government}}</ref> from Bangalore University.

== Career ==
Kamala started writing poems and stories at a young age, and while studying in college, she published her works in college magazines and local newspapers. Her first poetry collection, ''Shakuntalopakhyana'' was published in 1988.

Some of her selected poems have been printed in English, Bengali, Gujarati, Malayalam, Telugu and Marathi languages{{vague|date=November 2023}}, and in 2005, some were set to music by a Kannada composer [[C. Ashwath]].

She has translated books from other languages into Kannada. She has primarily focused on translating works written by women writers from Africa, Arab nations, and African-Americans. She translated [[Maya Angelou|Maya Angelou's]] autobiography ''[[I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings]]'' into Kannada.

M. R. Kamala started her career working as a Kannada Lecturer in a Pre-University (PU) College, at [[Halebidu]] in 1981 and retired as a Principal of Shivanahalli Pre-University College (PU), Rajajinagar, Bengaluru in 2018.<ref name="vijaykarnataka" />

== Bibliography==

* Shakuntalopakhyana (1988)<ref name="bangaloremirror" />
* Kattala Hoovina Haadu (1989)<ref name="bangaloremirror" /><ref name="vijaykarnataka" />
* Jaane Mattu Itara KavitegaLu (1992)<ref name="vijaykarnataka" />
* Jivananandara Kavitegalu (2003)<ref>{{Google books|qvJIPgAACAAJ|Jivananandara_Kavitegalu}}</ref>
* Hoovu Chellida Haadi (2007)
* Nettarali Nenda Chandra (2016)<ref name="bangaloremirror" /><ref name="vijaykarnataka" />
* Maaribidi (2017)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://varthabharati.in/article/2017_10_15/99106|title=ಮಾರಾಟಕ್ಕಿಟ್ಟಿರುವ ವರ್ತಮಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಮಲಾ ಕವಿತೆಗಳು}}</ref><ref name="vijaykarnataka" />
* Oora Beediya Suttu (2020)
* Gadyagandhi (2020)
* Quarantine (2020)
* Kappu Hakkiya Belakina Haadu<ref name="bangaloremirror" /><ref name="vijaykarnataka" />
* Rosa Parks<ref name="bangaloremirror" />
* Sere Hakki Haduvudu Ekendu Balle<ref name="bangaloremirror" />

==Awards and recognitions==
* [[Karnataka Sahitya Academy Award]]<ref name="bangaloremirror" />
* Translation Academy award<ref name="bangaloremirror" />
* Kuvempu Bhasha Bharathi Award (2007)<ref>{{Cite web|title=2007 BOOK PRIZE AWARDEE - KUVEMPU BHASHABHARATHI PRADHIKAR|url=https://kuvempubhashabharathi.karnataka.gov.in/new-page/2007%20BOOK%20PRIZE%20AWARDEE/en|access-date=2021-06-21|website=kuvempubhashabharathi.karnataka.gov.in}}</ref>
* SV Parameshwara Bhat award (2017)<ref name="bangaloremirror" />
* Maasti award (2018)<ref name="vijaykarnataka" />
* BM Shri Golden Medal winner<ref name="vijaykarnataka" />
* Muddanna poetry award<ref name="vijaykarnataka" />
* Amma Award instituted by the Matrushree Mahadevamma Nagappa Munnur Prathishtan<ref>{{Cite news|date=2017-11-13|title=ಅಮ್ಮಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಪ್ರಕಟ: ರಾಜಾರಾಂ ತಲ್ಲೂರು, ಎಂ ಆರ್ ಕಮಲಾ, ಎಚ್ ಆರ್ ಸುಜಾತಾ ಕೃತಿಗೆ ಮನ್ನಣೆ {{!}} ಅವಧಿ । AVADHI|url=https://avadhimag.in/%e0%b2%85%e0%b2%ae%e0%b3%8d%e0%b2%ae%e0%b2%aa%e0%b3%8d%e0%b2%b0%e0%b2%b6%e0%b2%b8%e0%b3%8d%e0%b2%a4%e0%b2%bf-%e0%b2%aa%e0%b3%8d%e0%b2%b0%e0%b2%95%e0%b2%9f-%e0%b2%b0%e0%b2%be%e0%b2%9c%e0%b2%be/,%20https://avadhimag.in/%e0%b2%85%e0%b2%ae%e0%b3%8d%e0%b2%ae%e0%b2%aa%e0%b3%8d%e0%b2%b0%e0%b2%b6%e0%b2%b8%e0%b3%8d%e0%b2%a4%e0%b2%bf-%e0%b2%aa%e0%b3%8d%e0%b2%b0%e0%b2%95%e0%b2%9f-%e0%b2%b0%e0%b2%be%e0%b2%9c%e0%b2%be/|access-date=2021-06-21|website=avadhimag.in|language=en-US}}</ref>
* Matrushri Ratnamma Hedge Memorial Award<ref name="karnataka.gov" />

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[[Category:Kannada-language writers]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1959 births]]
[[Category:People from Bengaluru]]
[[Category:People from Hassan district]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Kannada]]
[[Category:Poets from Karnataka]]

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