Born 24th April 1960, Akshara K.V. got his BA in literature at Sagara and then received theatre training at the National School of Drama, New Delhi. Later on, he did his MA in theatre arts from the Workshop Theatre, University of Leeds, UK. 
He is associated with the Ninasam group of organisations as a teacher and theatre director as well as administrator. He also heads Akshara Prakashana, a prominent publishing house in the Kannada language. 
He has written 7 plays, directed more than 70 productions in Kannada, and taught theatre at Ninasam and elsewhere. He has published more than 35 books in Kannada, related to literature, theatre, cinema, and culture, and has translated essays and books related to culture and society from English. 
Three of his books have received the Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Award, and he is also a recipient of the Karnataka Nataka Academy fellowship and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award.  
At present he lives at Mundigesara, near Heggodu, with his wife, son, daughter-in-law, and grandson.