Rajesh Chithira

{{Short description|Indian writer}}

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| birth_place = Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India

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| occupation = Poet, short story writer, novelist

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| notableworks = {{ubl|Unmathathakalude Crash Landingukal|Tequila|Ulipechu|Jigsaw Puzzle|Aadi and Athma}}

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| awards = {{ubl|Indian Ruminations Poetry Award|Bharat Murali Poetry Award|Galleria Award|Ezhuthola Award|Expatriate Book Trust Award|2011 Souhrudham Dot Com Award}}

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Rajesh Chithira is an Indian poet, short story writer and novelist who writes in Malayalam language.{{Cite web |title=രാജാവ് നഗ്നനെന്ന് പറയാൻ ഭയമില്ലാത്തവർ |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/literature/interviews/2018/10/03/interview-with-rajesh-chithira.html |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=ManoramaOnline |language=ml}}{{Cite web |last=rasheed |title=ജലസങ്കീര്‍ത്തനം, രാജേഷ് ചിത്തിര എഴുതിയ കവിതകള്‍ |url=https://www.asianetnews.com/literature-magazine/literature-five-poems-by-rajesh-chithira-pz7jbd |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd |language=ml}}{{Cite web |last=rasheed |title=ചാവ് കടല്‍, രാജേഷ് ചിത്തിര എഴുതിയ കവിതകള്‍ |url=https://www.asianetnews.com/literature-magazine/vaakkulsavam-malayalam-poem-by-rajesh-chithira-qqixlw |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd |language=ml}} Born in Pathanamthitta, in the south Indian state of Kerala,{{Cite web |last=Says |first=Sweety |title=രാജേഷ് ചിത്തിര യുടെ 'ഇക്കോ സിസ്റ്റത്തിലെ പ്രാപ്പിടിയന്മാര്‍' മികച്ച കവിത |url=http://epathram.com/gulfnews-2010/04/13/064842-award-for-rajesh-chithira.html |access-date=2022-10-17 |language=en-US}} he has published anthologies containing poems and short stories such as Unmathathakalude Crash Landingukal, Tequila, Ulipechu and Jigsaw Puzzle and a children's novel, Aadi and Athma.{{Cite web |title=Images of Dissimilarity |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2015/jun/02/images-of-dissimilarity-749842.html |access-date=2022-10-29 |website=The New Indian Express|date=2 June 2015 }} He has received a number of awards which include Indian Ruminations Poetry Award, Bharat Murali Poetry Award, Galleria Award,{{Cite web |title=ഇന്ദു മേനോൻ, തോമസ് ജോസഫ്, വീരാൻകുട്ടി, രാജേഷ് ചിത്തിര എന്നിവർക്ക് ഗലേറിയ സാഹിത്യ പുരസ്കാരം |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/announcements/2017/03/28/06-tvm-galleria-awards-to-four.html |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=ManoramaOnline|language=ml}} Ezhuthola Award, Expatriate Book Trust Award, and Souhrudham Dot Com Award.{{Cite web |last=ML |date=2022-10-16 |title=Poems by Rajesh Chithira |url=https://www.modernliterature.org/poems-by-rajesh-chithira/ |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Modern Literature |language=en-US}}

He was Born to V. N. Ramachandran and Santhamma as their eldest son.{{Cite web |title=Rajesh Chithira, Author at Spillwords |url=https://spillwords.com/author/rajeshchithira/ |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=Spillwords |date=23 November 2022 |language=en-US}} Rajesh Chithira is married to Nisha and the couple has two daughters, Akshaya and Saimeera.{{Cite web |title=ആദി ആൻഡ് ആത്മ പുസ്തകത്തെ കുറിച്ച് നോവലിസ്റ്റ് രാജേഷ് ചിത്തിര |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/global-malayali/gulf/2021/11/03/rajesh-chithira-about-his-novel.html |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=ManoramaOnline |language=ml}} He lives in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates.