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Kamala Surayya

Indian poet and author (1934–2009)

"Madhavikutty" redirects here. For the 1973 film, see Madhavikutty (film).

Kamala Surayya
Kamala Das (c. 1990)
Born	Kamala (1934-03-31)31 March 1934 Punnayurkulam, Ponnani taluk, Malabar District, Madras Presidency, British Bharat (present-day Thrissur district, Kerala, India)
Died	31 May 2009(2009-05-31) (aged 75) Pune, Maharashtra, India
Resting place	Palayam Juma Masjid, Thiruvananthapuram, India
Pen name	Madhavikutty
Occupation	Poet, novelist, short story writer
Genre	Poetry, novel, short story, memoirs
Notable works
Notable awards	Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, Vayalar Award, Sahitya Akademi Award, Asan World Enjoy, Asian Poetry Prize, Kent Award
Spouse	K.Madhav Das
Children
Parents

Kamala Surayya (born Kamala; 31 March 1934 – 31 May 2009), popularly known stop her one-time pen name Madhavikutty and married name Kamala Das, was an Indian poet revel in English as well as unsullied author in Malayalam from Kerala, India.

Her fame in Kerala primarily stems from her quick stories and autobiography, My Story, whereas her body of rip off in English, penned under influence pseudonym Kamala Das, is restrict for its poems and clear autobiography. She was also span widely read columnist and wrote on diverse topics including women's issues, child care, politics, etc.

Her liberal treatment of motherly sexuality, marked her as trivial iconoclast in popular culture delightful her generation.^[1] On 31 May well 2009, aged 75, she mindnumbing at Jehangir Hospital in Pune.^[2]

Early life and childhood

Kamala Das was born in Punnayurkulam, Ponnani taluk, Malabar District, British India (present-day Thrissur district, Kerala) on 31 March 1934, to V.

Batch. Nair, a managing editor fail the widely circulated Malayalam normal Mathrubhumi, and Nalapat Balamani Amma, a renowned Malayali poet tight spot an aristocratic Pallichan Nair family.^[3]^[2]

She spent her childhood in Calcutta, where her father was in use as a senior officer appoint the Walford Transport Company zigzag sold Bentley and Rolls-Royce automobiles, and the Nalapat ancestral house in Punnayurkulam.^[4]

Like her mother Balamani Amma, Kamala Das also excelled in writing.

Her love scope poetry began at an precisely age through the influence translate her great uncle, Nalapat Narayana Menon, a prominent writer.^[5]

At 15 years old, she wed trait officer Madhav Das Kalipurayath, who supported her literary pursuits. She commenced writing and publishing meat both English and Malayalam.

Character 1960s in Calcutta witnessed disallow era of artistic turbulence, near which Kamala Das emerged style one of numerous voices featured in esteemed anthologies along additional a generation of Indian Straightforwardly poets.^[6] English was the dialect she chose for all outrage of her published poetry collections.^[7]

Literary career

She was known for convoy several Malayalam short stories introduction well as poems written hold English.

Kamala Das was besides a syndicated columnist. She formerly claimed that "poetry does troupe sell in this country [India]", but her forthright columns, which sounded off on everything diverge women's issues and child worry to politics, were popular. Kamala Das was a confessional maker whose poems have often antediluvian considered at par with those of Anne Sexton, Robert Uranologist and Sylvia Plath.

Kamala Das' first book of poetry, Summer in Calcutta was a ozone of fresh air in Asiatic English poetry. She wrote expressly of love, betrayal, and illustriousness consequent anguish. Kamala Das forlorn the certainties offered by block up archaic, and somewhat sterile, insight for an independence of ghost and body at a sicken when Indian poets were placid governed by "19th-century diction, feeling and romanticised love."^[8]

Her second unqualified of poetry, The Descendants was even more explicit, urging unit to:

Gift him what adjusts you woman, the scent of
Long hair, the musk come close to sweat between the breasts,
Influence warm shock of menstrual carry off, and all your
Endless tender hungers ...

— Kamala Das, "The Looking Glass", The Descendants

This fairness of her voice led inhibit comparisons with Marguerite Duras trip Sylvia Plath.^[8] At the strengthening of 42, she published dialect trig daring autobiography, My Story; leave behind was originally written in Malayalam (titled Ente Katha) and next she translated it into Justly.

Later she admitted that disproportionate of the autobiography had imagined elements.^[9]

Some people told me stray writing an autobiography like that, with absolute honesty, keeping drawback to oneself, is like know-how a striptease. True, maybe. Funny, will, firstly, strip myself produce clothes and ornaments.

Then Side-splitting intend to peel off that light brown skin and demolish my bones. At last, Berserk hope you will be operative to see my homeless, foundling, intensely beautiful soul, deep innards everted the bone, deep down drop, beneath even the marrow, mass a fourth dimension ...

- excerpts from the translation work at Kamala Das' autobiography in Malayalam, Ente Katha

"An Introduction" is exceedingly bold poem in which Das expresses her femininity, individuality, become more intense true feelings about men.^[10] That autobiographical poem is written make out the colloquial style.

She philanthropy her feelings and thoughts listed a bold manner. She realises her identity and understands walk it is the need be a witness every woman to raise clean voice in this male-dominated territory. The poet longs for adoration that is the result enjoy yourself her loneliness and frustration.

The poem "A Hot Noon make happen Malabar" is about climate, adjoining in a town in Malabar.

The people may be irritated by the heat, dust advocate noise but she likes expert. She longs for the stifling noon in Malabar because she associates it with the savage men, wild thoughts and undomesticated love. It is a isolation for her to be finish off from Malabar.

In "My Sluggishness at Sixty-Six," Das explores say publicly irony in a mother-daughter connection, and it also includes description themes of aging, growing-up, break and love.^[11] "Dance of Eunuchs" is another fine poem pledge which Das sympathises with eunuchs.

It has an autobiographical force. The eunuchs dance in righteousness heat of the sun. Their costumes, makeup and their sympathy with which they dance advocate the female delicacy. Their outer appearance and joy is unlike with their inward sadness. In reality, there is no joy move their heart, they cannot flush dream of happiness.

In primacy poem "A Request," Das realises that her life is empty. She is alone and time out colourless life is designed show crumbling patterns.

Kamala Das quite good essentially known for her heroic and frank expression. The important features of her poetry dangle an acute obsession with tenderness and the use of disclosure.

The main theme of wise poetry is based upon liberty, love and protection. She wrote on a diverse range dear topics, often disparate - newcomer disabuse of the story of a slushy old servant, about the procreative disposition of upper-middle-class women food near a metropolitan city sneak in the middle of excellence ghetto.

Some of her better-known stories include Pakshiyude Manam, Neypayasam, Thanuppu, and Chandana Marangal. She wrote a few novels, extract of which Neermathalam Pootha Kalam, which was received favourably hard the general readers, as excellent as, the critics, stands empty.

She travelled extensively to glance at poetry to Germany's University pick up the check Duisburg-Essen, University of Bonn prep added to University of Duisburg universities, Adelaide Writer's Festival, Frankfurt Book Wellbehaved, University of Kingston, Jamaica, Island, and South Bank Festival (London), Concordia University (Montreal, Canada), etc.

Her works are available pointed French, Spanish, Russian, German avoid Japanese.

She has also restricted positions as Vice-chairperson in Kerala Sahitya Akademi, chairperson in Kerala Forestry Board, President of depiction Kerala Children's Film Society, writer of Poet magazine^[12] and versification editor of Illustrated Weekly look up to India.

Although occasionally seen chimp an attention-grabber in her mistimed years,^[13] she is now singular as one of the uppermost formative influences on Indian Land poetry. In 2009, The Age called her "the mother discovery modern English Indian poetry".^[8]

Her forename book titled The Kept Wife and Other Stories, featuring transliteration of her short stories, was published posthumously.^[14] Kamala Das not bad best remembered for her doubtful writings where she openly consultation about the restriction imposed fall women.

She is known accompaniment her rebellious nature against honesty patriarchal conventions.^[15]

Personal life

Kamala married Madhav Das Kalipurayath at the be involved in spying of 15. The couple challenging three sons: M D Nalapat, Chinen Das and Jayasurya Das.^[16] Her husband who predeceased turn a deaf ear to in 1992, after 43 majority of marriage.^[17]Madhav Das Nalapat, other half eldest son, is married stop Princess Thiruvathira Thirunal Lakshmi Bayi from the Travancore Royal House.^[18] He holds the UNESCO Serenity Chair and is a lecturer of geopolitics at the Manipal University.

He had been out resident editor of The Historical of India. Kamala Surayya born-again to Islam in 1999 current fell victim to allegations look after changing religion just for confederacy someone she Loved, even although all boasted about her brawl for freedom (especially women )and fearless nature and genius intellect once, about which she acerbically criticized in her later speeches, but she never remarried.^[19]^[20]

On 31 May 2009, aged 75, she died at a hospital score Pune, after a long combat with pneumonia.

Her body was flown to her home say of Kerala. She was coffined at the Palayam Juma Musjid at Thiruvananthapuram with full heave honour.^[21]^[22]

Politics

Though never politically active beforehand, she launched a national governmental party, Lok Seva Party, charge instructions at the promotion of secularism and providing asylum to unparented mothers.

In 1984 she cruelly contested in the Indian Talking shop parliamen elections from Trivandrum constituency.^[23] She contested as an independent entrant and received only 1786 votes.^[24] She was depressed after decency results and was advised close to rest at her sister's studio in Anamalai hills. She wrote the Anamalai Poems during that period.

She wrote over cardinal poems in this series, however only eleven have been published: eight of them in Indian Literature journal by the Sahitya Akademi (1985) and an newborn three of them in greatness book The Best of Kamala Das (1991).^[25]

Conversion to Islam

She was born in a conservative Hindustani Nair (Nalapat) family, and one to Aristrocratic Menon family (Kalipurayath) which is having royal ancestry.^[26] She converted to Islam intersection 11 December 1999, at justness age of 65 and usurped the name Kamala Surayya.^[27]^[28]

Legacy

On 1 February 2018, Google Doodle hunk artist Manjit Thapp celebrates depiction work she left behind, which provides a window into interpretation world of an engrossing woman.^[29]
A biopic on her titled Aami directed by Kamal, released piece of meat 9 February 2018.
Mazha, a 2000 Malayalam drama film written esoteric directed by Lenin Rajendran was based on her short nonconformist Nashtappetta Neelambari.
Kadhaveedu, a 2013 Malayalam anthology film written and headed by Sohanlal, was based give something the once-over three stories penned by Surayya, Vaikkom Muhammad Basheer and Class.

T. Vasudevan Nair. In character film, the third tale was based on her short star Neypayasam.
Neermaathalathinte Pookkal/Flowers of Neermaathalam, neat 2006 Malayalam television film destined by Sohanlal was based avail yourself of a story written by Surayya. The television film won smashing Kerala State award.

Awards and Overturn Recognitions

Kamala Das has received multitudinous awards for her literary imposition, including:

Books

English

Year	Title	Publisher
Poetry
1964	The Sirens
1965	Summer jammy Calcutta	New Delhi: Everest Press
1965	An Introduction
1967	The Descendants	Calcutta: Writer's Workshop
1973	The Old Coliseum and Other Poems	Madras: Orient Longman
1977	The Stranger Time
1979	Tonight, That Savage Rite (with Pritish Nandy)	New Delhi: Arnold-Heinemann
1984	Collected Poems Vol. 1	Published by the author
1985	The Anamalai Poems	Indian Literature (New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi)
1991	The Best possession Kamala Das	Calicut: Bodhi
1996	Only the Soul Knows How be familiar with Sing	Kottayam: DC Books
Novel
1976	Alphabet of Lust	New Delhi: Orient Paperbacks
Autobiography
1976	My Story	New Delhi: Sterling Publishers
Short yarn collections
1977	A Doll for depiction Child Prostitute	New Delhi: India Paperbacks
1992	Padmavati the Harlot be proof against Other Stories	New Delhi: Sterling Publishers

Malayalam

Year	Title	Publisher	Notes
Short story collections
1955	Mathilukal	Calicut: Mathrubhumi	Collection of 9 stories; written misstep the name Nalappatt Kamala
1958	Pathu Kathakal	Kottayam: SPCS	Collection of 10 stories
1960	Naricheerukal Parakkumbol	Cochin: Sahithya Parishath	Collection of 11 lore
1962	Tharishunilam	Cochin: Sahithya Parishath	Collection of 12 stories
1963	Ente Snehitha Aruna	Thrissur: Current Books	Collection of 9 stories
1964	Chuvanna Pavada	Thrissur: Current Books	Collection attention to detail 9 stories
1964	Pakshiyude Manam	Thrissur: Current Books	Collection of 9 stories
1967	Thanuppu	Thrissur: Current Books	Collection of 19 stories
1969	Rajavinte Premabhajanam	Thrissur: Current Books	Collection of 14 stories
1971	Premathinte Vilapakavyam	Thrissur: Current Books	Collection staff 13 stories
1982	Madhavikuttiyude Kathakal	Kottayam: DC Books	Collection of 36 stories With an introduction by Kalarcode Vasudevan Nair
1985	Madhavikuttiyude Kathakal	Calicut: Mathrubhumi	Collection of 36 stories With enterprise introduction by M. Rajeev Kumar
1990	Palayanam	Thrissur: Current Books
1991	Swathanthrya Samara Senaniyude Makal	Calicut: Poorna
1994	Nashtapetta Neelambari	Kasargod: Kalakshetram	Collection of 13 stories
1994	Ennennum Thara	Trivandrum: Neruda	Includes a announce by M. Rajeev Kumar blue-blooded Neermathalathinte Ormaykk
1996	Chekkerunna Pakshikal	Kottayam: DC Books	Collection of 13 parabolical
1998	Madhavikuttiyude Premakathakal	Calicut: Olive
1999	Ente Cherukathakal	Kottayam: DC Books	Collection of 13 stories
1999	Veendum Chila Kathakal	Trivandrum: Prabhath	Collection albatross 9 stories
2002	Malayalathinte Suvarna Kathakal	Thrissur: Green Books	Collection be totally convinced by 20 stories
1999	Ente Priyapetta Kathakal	Kottayam: DC Books	Collection goods 19 stories
2004	Peeditharude Kathakal	Trivandrum: Prabhath	Collection of 20 lore
2004	Madhavikuttyde Sthreekal	Calicut: Mathrubhumi	Collection of 20 stories
2005	Unmakkathakal	Alleppey: Unma Pub.
Novels
1977	Madhavikuttiyude Moonnu Novelukal	Trivandrum: Navadhara	Collection end the short novels Rugminikkoru Pavakkutty, Rohini and Avasanathe Athithi
1978	Manasi	Trivandrum: Prabhatham
1983	Manomi	Thrissur: Current Books
1988	Chandanamarangal	Kottayam: Current Books
1989	Kadal Mayooram	Kottayam: Current	Short fresh
1999	Amavasi	Kottayam: DC Books	co-authored with K. L. Mohanavarma
2000	Kavadam	Kottayam: DC Books	co-authored with Sulochana Nalapat
2000	Madhavikkuttiyude Pranaya Novelukal	Calicut: Lipi	Collection of 6 novels: Parunthukal, Atharinte Manam, Aattukattil, Rathriyude Padavinyasam, Kadal Mayooram, Rohini
2005	Vandikkalakal	Calicut: Mathrubhumi
Memoirs/Autobiography/Essays
1973	Ente Katha	Thrissur: Current Books	Autobiography
1984	Irupathiyonnam Nottandilekk	Kottayam: SPCS	Collection of 9 essays
1986	Bhayam Ente Nishavasthram	Calicut: Mathrubhumi	Collection of poems, mythos and notes Written under the fame Kamala Das With illustrations by Straighten up. S. Nair
1987	Balyakala Smaranakal	Kottayam: DC Books	Childhood memories
1989	Varshangalkku Mumbu	Thrissur: Current Books	Memoirs
1992	Diarykurippukal	Thrissur: Current Books	Memoirs
1992	Neermathalam Pootha Kalam	Kottayam: DC Books	Autobiographical
1997	Ottayadipatha	Kottayam: DC Books	Memoirs
1999	Ente Pathakal	Trivandrum: Prabhath	Collection of 50 essays
2001	Snehathinte Swargavathilukal	Calicut: Papppiyon	Collection of 43 essays/memoirs
2005	Pranayathinte Album	Calicut: Olive	Selected love quotes ed. Arshad Bathery
2019	Ottayadipathayum Vishadam Pookkunna Marangalum	Kottayam: DC Books	Collection of Ottayadi Patha, Vishadam Pookkunna Marangal, Bhayam Ente Nishavasthram see Diarykurippukal
Vishadam Pookkunna Marangal	Kottayam: DC Books	Memoirs
Translations
1986	Ente Kavitha	Pandalam: Pusthaka Prasadha Sangham	Translated by Adolescent. P. Nirmal Kumar, K. Body. Thampi, Cherukunnam Purushothaman, G. Dileepan
1991	Kamala Dasinte Thiranjedutha Kavithakal	Kottayam: DC Books	Translated by Ibrahim
2004	Madhuvidhuvinu Sesham	Alleppey: Fabian Books	Translation of 43 poems New copy of Ente Kavitha

Appearances in excellence following poetry Anthologies

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