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'''Ramachandra Deva''' ('''Ramachandrayya Deva''') (22 March 1948–11 September 2013) was an Indian writer. Deva was born in Kote Mundugaru village in [[Karnataka]], India, to Deva Raghavendrayya and Honnamma.

 

Deva completed his schooling in Kalmadka, Balila, Panja and Puttur and received BA and MA degrees in English literature from the [[University of Mysore]]. [[Bangalore University]] awarded him a Ph.D for his comparative analysis of Shakespeare translations in English and Indian languages, with particular reference to [[Kannada|Kannada-language]] versions of his plays.

 

He worked as an English lecturer at Milagres College, Kalyanapura; Banumaiah College, Mysore; and [[National College, Bangalore|National College]], Bangalore. Deva served as librarian for the [[Library of Congress|United States Library of Congress]] Office. He went on to work as assistant editor for the newspaper ''[[Prajavani]]'', worked as head of printers' Prakashana{{Clarify|reason=No idea what this means without context|date=July 2021}} and worked as a successful farmer. He translated [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Hamlet]]'' and Macbeth to Kannada in the 1970s, which have received considerable praise and are popularly staged.<ref>{{cite journal|date=January 2002|journal=Hamlet Studies|publisher=Vikas Publishing House|volume=24|pages=71|issn=0256-2480}}</ref>

 

Deva was an accomplished [[Kannada]] poet, writer and playwright.<ref>{{cite news|date=24 June 2005|title=Futility of all wars|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/06/24/stories/2005062403600300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061110101013/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/06/24/stories/2005062403600300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 November 2006|access-date=26 February 2012}}</ref> His works include {{Transl|kn|Indraprastha}}, {{Transl|kn|Mathaduva mara}}, {{Transl|kn|Samagra kavya}} (poetry), {{Transl|kn|Dangeya prakarana}}, {{Transl|kn|Moogela mattu itara kathegalu}} (stories), Shakespeare {{Transl|kn|yeradu samskrutigalalli}} (research work), {{Transl|kn|Mucchu mathu itara lekhanagalu}}, {{Transl|kn|Matukate}} (collection of articles), and plays like {{Transl|kn|Kudure banthu kudure}}, {{Transl|kn|Kolalu mattu shankha}}, and {{Transl|kn|Kalemba kambavu}}. He wrote scripts for a film by Indian director [[Girish Kasaravalli]] and for a documentary on Bhutaradhane by [[B. V. Karanth|B.V. Karanth]].He was the chairman of Bodhi Trust which is  a literary cultural organization that publishes books.His work “Mutthu Mattu Ithara Lekhanagalu” won  the prestigious “Inandar Award”.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sullia: Noted Kannada poet, writer Ramachandra Deva no more|url=https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=188508|access-date=2021-10-02|website=www.daijiworld.com|language=en}}</ref>

 

 

Deva died on 11 September 2013 due to heart ailment at the age of 67 in Bangalore.<ref name=":0" /> His plays and translations continue to be popular and staged regularly, paying homage to his talent.