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{{short description|Indian poet, journalist, theatre activist}}
{{Infobox writer
| name = Pratibha Nandakumar
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1955|01|25}}
| birth_place = [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]
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| occupation = {{hlist|Journalist|poet|scholar|writer|}}
| language = [[Kannada language|Kannada]], [[English language|English]]
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| genre = {{hlist|Poetry|travelogue|translation|research|criticism}}
| subject = {{hlist|Feminism|modern women literature}}
| parents = Yamunabai (mother)<br>V. S. Ramachandrarao (father)
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'''Pratibha Nandakumar''' (25 January 1955) is an Indian poet, journalist, feminist, columnist and activist who works in [[Kannada language|Kannada]] and [[English language|English]].<ref name="PR">{{cite web|url=https://www.poetryinternational.org/pi/poet/2734/Prathibha-Nandakumar/en/tile|title=Pratibha Nandakumar|website=Poetry International|date=1 Jun 2005|accessdate=3 Nov 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t6QpAQAAIAAJ&q=Pratibha+Nandakumar|title=Encyclopedia of South Indian Literature|year=2009|publisher=Anmol Publications, 2009|page=166|isbn=978-8126137404}}</ref> She is considered as one of the pioneers of modern woman's poetry in Kannada literature.<ref name="PRATIBHA">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/my-poems-are-my-autobiography/article17473846.ece|title=My poems are my autobiography|work=The Hindu|author=Deepa Ganesh|date=16 Mar 2017|accessdate=24 Oct 2020}}</ref> For her work ''Kavadeyaata'', Praribha was awarded the [[Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry]] in 1998.

==Personal life==
Pratibha was born on 25 January 1955 in Bangalore to Ramachandrarao and Yamunabai. An alumna of [[Madras University]], Pratibha married to Nandakumar and they have a son and daughter.

==Career==

;As poet
Pratibha published her first work, ''Naavu Hudugiyare Heege'' ({{lit|This Is How We
Girls Are}}), a collection of poems in 1979, was considered path-breaking literary work by many.<ref name="PRATIBHA"/> Her other important works including ''‛ Aha Purushakaram’'', <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/your-week/story/20010723-aha-purushakaram-poetry-and-dance-collaboration-by-prathibha-nandakumar-773878-2001-07-23|title=Aha Purushakaram: Poetry and dance collaboration by Prathibha Nandakumar|work=India Today|author=Kuvitha Muralidharan|date=23 Jul 2001|accessdate=3 Nov 2020}}</ref> ‛''Ee Tanaka’'', ‛''Rastheyanchigina Gaadi’'', ‛''Yaana''’, ’''Akramana’'' and others.

;Media and theatre works
Pratibha has worked as journalist, columnist and special correspondent for leading newspapers including [[Indian Express]], [[Deccan Herald]] and [[Bangalore Mirror]].

Pratibha is known for her experimental works in theatre. She organised a unique way of presenting poems with the performance of the poets, called ''‛Ondu Lessu Ondu Plassu’'', which was well received.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/amp/content/626858/when-actors-performed-poetry.html#aoh=16043909796927&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s|title=When actors 'performed' poetry|work=Deccan Herald|date=7 Aug 2017|accessdate=3 Nov 2020}}</ref> She also experimented ''Teredashte Bagilu'', a literary work of [[Jayanth Kaikini]], into multi-media installation, an art form.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/art/the-door-to-words/article19924293.ece|title=The Door to Words|work=The Hindu|author=Sravasti Datta|date=26 Oct 2017|accessdate=3 Nov 2020}}</ref>

==Literary works==
;Poetry
# ''Navu Hudugiyare Heege''
# ''Ee Tanaka''
# ''Rasteyanchina Gaadi''
# ''Kavadeyaata''
# ''Aha! Purushakaram''
# ''Cowboys Mattu Kama Purana''
# ''Mudukiyarigidu Kaalavalla''
# ''Coffee House''
# " Erotica"
;Essays
# ''Nimmi'' (2000)
# ''Mirchi Masala'' (2001)

;Short Fiction
# ''Akramana'' (1997)
# ''Yaana'' (1997)

;Autobiography
# ''Anudinada Antharagange''

==Accolades==
# ''[[Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry]] (1998)
# ''Shivarama Karantha Prashasti'' (1999)<ref name="PRA">{{Cite news|url=http://keralaliteraturefestival.com/speakers_more.aspx?id=MzQw|title=Pratibha Nandakumar|website=Kerala Literature Festival|access-date=3 Nov 2020}}</ref>
# ''Mahadevi Verma Kavya Samman'' (2003)<ref name="PRA"/>
# ''Hoogar Memorial Award for Journalism'' (2006)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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