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| name = Nanjanagudu Tirumalamba<br />
| native_name_lang = Kannada<br />
| image = Nanjangud-Tirumalamba-pic.jpg<br />
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| birth_name = Nanjanagudu Tirumalamba<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1887|03|25}}<br />
| birth_place = Nanjanagudu, [[Mysore State]], [[British India]]<br/>(now in [[Mysore]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]])<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1982|08|31|1887|03|25}}<br />
| death_place = Nanjangud, Mysore, Karnataka, India.<br />
| parents = Venkatakrishna Iyengar, Alamelamma<br />
| occupation = Kannada writer, political activist, feminist, poet, writer, publisher, newspaper editor, printer<br />
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'''Nanjanagudu Tirumalamba''' (1887{{snd}}1982; also known as Nanjangud Tirumalamba)<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Rani |first=K. Suneetha |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8RpBDwAAQBAJ&q=tirumalamba&pg=PT111 |title=Influence of English on Indian Women Writers: Voices from Regional Languages |date=2017-10-31 |publisher=SAGE Publishing India |isbn=978-93-81345-34-4 |language=en}}</ref> was a [[Mysore|Mysorean]] author, newspaper editor, publisher, and printer. She was born on 25 March 1887 in [[Nanjangud|Nanjanagudu]], [[Mysore]] (then under [[British India]]) to Venkatakrishna, a lawyer, and Alamelamma.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Today |first=Hinduism |date=1996-01-01 |title=Crafts by Women |url=https://www.hinduismtoday.com/magazine/january-1996/1996-01-crafts-by-women/ |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=Hinduism Today |language=en-US}}</ref> While her native language was [[Tamil language|Tamil]], she also spoke [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Kannada]]. She died in [[Nanjangud|Nanjanagudu]], [[Karnataka]] on 31 August 1982.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
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Tirumalamba was married at the age of 10 and widowed at 14.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=aaa>{{Cite web|url=http://niemanreports.org/articles/media-dont-portray-the-realities-of-womens-lives/|title=''Media don't portray the realities of women's lives''|work=Nieman Reports}} Retrieved 2016-8-4</ref> Her father, a bibliophile,<ref name=":1" /> introduced her to a wide range of literature, including the [[Ramayana]], [[Mahabharata]], and [[Bhagavata Purana|Bhagavatha]], as well as plays by authors such as Nanjanagudu Srikanta Shastri, Bellave Somanathayya, and M. Venkatadri Shastri. Her mother died when Tirumalamba was 5 years old.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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== Career as a teacher ==<br />
Tirumalamba taught local children at her house, which became known as Mathru Mandira ({{Langx|kn|ಮಾತೃಮಂದಿರ|lit=mother's temple}}).<ref name=":1" /> She established a newspaper called ''Sanmargadarshini'' for her students.<ref name=":1" /> Tirumalamba's personal writings, initially for self-study, were later shared with her students, which encouraged her to expand her writing into various forms, including drama, fiction, stories, and songs.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ashadevi |first=M. S. |date=2023-03-25 |title=Nanjangud Tirumalamba, a widow who became a writer, publisher, and more, and reached the pinnacle of success |url=https://thesouthfirst.com/karnataka/nanjangud-tirumalamba-a-widow-who-became-a-writer-publisher-and-more-and-reached-the-pinnacle-of-success/ |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=The South First |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Career as a writer==<br />
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Tirumalamba submitted a story to a competition organized by ''Madhuravani'', a monthly magazine from [[Mysore]]. The editor, K. Hanuman, visited her home and discovered a collection of her literary works. Impressed by a piece titled ''Vidhava Kartavya'', he published it in ''Madhuravani''. Tirumalamba continued writing, and soon after, established a publication house called ''Sathi Hitaishini''.<br />
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==Career as a publisher==<br />
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Tirumalamba started a publishing house, ''Sathi Hitaishini'', which published her first novel, ''Sushile,'' in 1913, which saw four editions and sold over 7000 copies.<ref name=":0" /> The publication house also published works by other authors, including ''Sanmarga Granthavali'' by Panyam Sundarashastri and ''Sanmarga Grantha Malika'' by Saraguru Venkata Varadacharya. Other publications included ''Nandini Granthamala'' and ''Science of Decoration'' by Dr. S. N. Narasimhayya, as well as medical books like ''Suksmayurveda Chikitsa Prayoga'' and ''Sarala Unipathi Chikisakata'' by Dr. Srinivas Murthy. Between 1913 and 1916, Tirumalamba authored eleven books, including ''Nabha'', ''Vidyullatha'', and ''Harina''. She authored approximately 28 works in total, including stories, novels, short novels, detective novels, essays, poems, and plays. Her final novel, ''ManiMala'', was published in 1939.<br />
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== Career as a newspaper editor ==<br />
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Tirumalamba established a monthly magazine, ''Karnataka Nandini'', with the stated intention of supporting women through literature. Contributors included the poet Udupi TulasiBai and Kademgodlu Shankara Bhattaru. A column titled ''Kannada Rannagannadi'' featured advocates of the [[Kannada|Kannada language]]. Due to a lack of contributors, Tirumalamba used various pen names to fill the magazine's columns, but this practice proved unsustainable, and the magazine eventually ceased publication.<br />
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==Death and legacy==<br />
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After her father's death, Tirumalamba's writing shifted towards philosophical themes before ceasing altogether. She died at the age of 95 on 31 August 1982.<ref name=aaa/><br />
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==Awards, honours, and reception==<br />
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Several works published by ''Sati Hitaisini'', including ''Matrunandini'', ''Chandravadana'', and ''Ramananda'', received awards from the Madras School Book and Literature Society. The Vidyavardhaka Sangha of Karnataka also honored works like ''Ramananda'' and ''Purnakala''. Tirumalamba's writings received recognition from the governments of [[Mysore]], [[Chennai|Madras]], and [[Mumbai|Bombay]]. Her works were used as textbooks in schools across Madras, Mysore, and Bombay for nearly two decades, starting in 1917. In 1980, she was honored by the Rajya Sahitya Academy.<br />
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==Tirumalamba Award==<br />
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The Shaswathi institution, founded by C. N. Mangala, presents the Tirumalamba Award to outstanding female writers in honor of Tirumalamba.<ref name=aaa/><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/shashwathi-nanjanagudu-tirumalamba-awards–presented-to-four-writers/article1135882.ece|title=Shashwathi Nanjanagudu Tirumalamba awards presented to four writers|date=2011-01-29|newspaper=The Hindu|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|access-date=2016-09-05}}</ref><br />
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==Novels==<br />
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* Sushile (1913)<br />
* Nabha<br />
* Vidyullata<br />
* Viragini<br />
* Daksakanye (spy)<br />
* Manimala<br />
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==Drama==<br />
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* Savitri Charitre<br />
* Janaki Kalyana<br />
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==See also==<br />
{{portal|Poetry|Biography}}<br />
*[[Indian literature]]<br />
*[[List of Indian writers]]<br />
*[[List of Indian women writers]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/opinion/views/nanjanagoodu-tirumalamba-magazines-karnataka-nandini-sanmaargadarshini-bhadrageethavali-ramananda-chandravadana-bhargavagarva-bhanga-vivekodaya-sumukhivijaya-ajaamilopaakhyana/articleshow/47062197.cms Tirumalamba: the visionary kannada novelist] <br />
*[https://thesouthfirst.com/karnataka/nanjangud-tirumalamba-a-widow-who-became-a-writer-publisher-and-more-and-reached-the-pinnacle-of-success/ Nanjangud Tirumalamba, a widow who became a writer, publisher, and more, and reached the pinnacle of success]<br />
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