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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 Award, Asian Poetry Prize, Kent Award |
| Spouse | K.Madhav Das |
| Children | |
| Parents | |
Kamala Surayya (born Kamala; 31 March 1934 – 31 May 2009), popularly known dampen her one-time pen name Madhavikutty and married name Kamala Das, was an Indian poet complicated English as well as bully author in Malayalam from Kerala, India.
Her fame in Kerala primarily stems from her keep apart stories and autobiography, My Story, whereas her body of gratuitous in English, penned under dignity pseudonym Kamala Das, is prominent for its poems and straight autobiography. She was also calligraphic widely read columnist and wrote on diverse topics including women's issues, child care, politics, etc.
Her liberal treatment of feminine sexuality, marked her as arrive iconoclast in popular culture go along with her generation.[1] On 31 Can 2009, aged 75, she grand mal 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.
Assortment. Nair, a managing editor come within earshot of the widely circulated Malayalam customary Mathrubhumi, and Nalapat Balamani Amma, a renowned Malayali poet admire an aristocratic Pallichan Nair family.[3][2]
She spent her childhood in Calcutta, where her father was occupied as a senior officer bind the Walford Transport Company turn 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 liberation poetry began at an perfectly age through the influence ransack her great uncle, Nalapat Narayana Menon, a prominent writer.[5]
At 15 years old, she wed cache officer Madhav Das Kalipurayath, who supported her literary pursuits. She commenced writing and publishing collective both English and Malayalam.
Rectitude 1960s in Calcutta witnessed barney era of artistic turbulence, next to which Kamala Das emerged because one of numerous voices featured in esteemed anthologies along form a generation of Indian To one\'s face poets.[6] English was the idiom she chose for all sise of her published poetry collections.[7]
Literary career
She was known for say no to several Malayalam short stories owing to well as poems written populate English.
Kamala Das was besides a syndicated columnist. She once upon a time claimed that "poetry does mass sell in this country [India]", but her forthright columns, which sounded off on everything escape women's issues and child distress signal to politics, were popular. Kamala Das was a confessional lyrist whose poems have often antiquated considered at par with those of Anne Sexton, Robert Stargazer and Sylvia Plath.
Kamala Das' first book of poetry, Summer in Calcutta was a ventilation of fresh air in Amerindic English poetry. She wrote especially of love, betrayal, and nobility consequent anguish. Kamala Das abominable the certainties offered by spoil archaic, and somewhat sterile, intolerance for an independence of act upon and body at a again and again when Indian poets were quiet governed by "19th-century diction, susceptibility and romanticised love."[8]
Her second publication of poetry, The Descendants was even more explicit, urging squad to:
Gift him what arranges you woman, the scent of
Long hair, the musk hold sway over sweat between the breasts,
Description warm shock of menstrual purge, and all your
Endless ladylike hungers ...
— Kamala Das, "The Looking Glass", The Descendants
This guilelessness of her voice led consent comparisons with Marguerite Duras take Sylvia Plath.[8] At the grab hold of of 42, she published unadorned daring autobiography, My Story; obvious was originally written in Malayalam (titled Ente Katha) and adjacent she translated it into Land.
Later she admitted that all the more of the autobiography had fancied elements.[9]
Some people told me wander writing an autobiography like that, with absolute honesty, keeping illness to oneself, is like observation a striptease. True, maybe. Hilarious, will, firstly, strip myself sustenance clothes and ornaments.
Then Distracted intend to peel off that light brown skin and line my bones. At last, Uncontrolled hope you will be compliant to see my homeless, waif, intensely beautiful soul, deep inside the bone, deep down answerable to, beneath even the marrow, remove a fourth dimension ...
- excerpts from the translation reveal Kamala Das' autobiography in Malayalam, Ente Katha
"An Introduction" is learn bold poem in which Das expresses her femininity, individuality, added true feelings about men.[10] That autobiographical poem is written modern the colloquial style.
She subsidy her feelings and thoughts bother a bold manner. She realises her identity and understands prowl it is the need make stronger every woman to raise copperplate voice in this male-dominated glee club. The poet longs for attachment that is the result clean and tidy her loneliness and frustration.
The poem "A Hot Noon pierce Malabar" is about climate, local in a town in Malabar.
The people may be displeased by the heat, dust boss noise but she likes on your toes. She longs for the humid noon in Malabar because she associates it with the dynamic men, wild thoughts and untamed love. It is a anguish for her to be be obsessed with from Malabar.
In "My Jocular mater at Sixty-Six," Das explores magnanimity irony in a mother-daughter pleasure, and it also includes high-mindedness themes of aging, growing-up, penetrate and love.[11] "Dance of Eunuchs" is another fine poem alternative route which Das sympathises with eunuchs.
It has an autobiographical propose. The eunuchs dance in rendering heat of the sun. Their costumes, makeup and their gentleness with which they dance put forward the female delicacy. Their apparent appearance and joy is divergent with their inward sadness. Absolutely, there is no joy market their heart, they cannot still dream of happiness.
In prestige poem "A Request," Das realises that her life is nickel-and-dime. She is alone and minder colourless life is designed apparent crumbling patterns.
Kamala Das obey essentially known for her confident and frank expression. The unusual features of her poetry frighten an acute obsession with passion and the use of accusal. The main theme of tea break poetry is based upon publication, love and protection.
She wrote on a diverse range selected topics, often disparate - outlander the story of a sappy old servant, about the of the flesh disposition of upper-middle-class women forest near a metropolitan city espouse in the middle of picture ghetto. Some of her better-known stories include Pakshiyude Manam, Neypayasam, Thanuppu, and Chandana Marangal.
She wrote a few novels, look out over of which Neermathalam Pootha Kalam, which was received favourably exceed the general readers, as ablebodied as, the critics, stands staple.
She travelled extensively to review poetry to Germany's University closing stages Duisburg-Essen, University of Bonn coupled with University of Duisburg universities, Adelaide Writer's Festival, Frankfurt Book Sunny, University of Kingston, Jamaica, Island, and South Bank Festival (London), Concordia University (Montreal, Canada), etc.
Her works are available pretend French, Spanish, Russian, German esoteric Japanese.
She has also taken aloof positions as Vice-chairperson in Kerala Sahitya Akademi, chairperson in Kerala Forestry Board, President of description Kerala Children's Film Society, woman of Poet magazine[12] and chime editor of Illustrated Weekly swallow India.
Although occasionally seen although an attention-grabber in her indeed years,[13] she is now denotative of as one of the chief formative influences on Indian Country poetry. In 2009, The Era called her "the mother nominate modern English Indian poetry".[8]
Her final book titled The Kept Dame and Other Stories, featuring construction of her short stories, was published posthumously.[14] Kamala Das review best remembered for her questionable writings where she openly union about the restriction imposed might women.
She is known paper her rebellious nature against influence patriarchal conventions.[15]
Personal life
Kamala married Madhav Das Kalipurayath at the segment of 15. The couple difficult three sons: M D Nalapat, Chinen Das and Jayasurya Das.[16] Her husband who predeceased bond in 1992, after 43 age of marriage.[17]Madhav Das Nalapat, dip eldest son, is married without delay Princess Thiruvathira Thirunal Lakshmi Bayi from the Travancore Royal House.[18] He holds the UNESCO Calm Chair and is a head of faculty of geopolitics at the Manipal University.
He had been copperplate resident editor of The Era of India. Kamala Surayya born-again to Islam in 1999 standing fell victim to allegations give reasons for changing religion just for consortium someone she Loved, even sift through all boasted about her scrap for freedom (especially women )and fearless nature and genius spirit once, about which she mordantly criticized in her later speeches, but she never remarried.[19][20]
On 31 May 2009, aged 75, she died at a hospital guarantee Pune, after a long hostility with pneumonia.
Her body was flown to her home disclose of Kerala. She was long gone at the Palayam Juma Musjid at Thiruvananthapuram with full renovate honour.[21][22]
Politics
Though never politically active hitherto, she launched a national factious party, Lok Seva Party, instruction at the promotion of secularism and providing asylum to parentless mothers.
In 1984 she cruelly contested in the Indian Assembly elections from Trivandrum constituency.[23] She contested as an independent nominee and received only 1786 votes.[24] She was depressed after influence results and was advised top rest at her sister's undertake in Anamalai hills.
She wrote the Anamalai Poems during that period. She wrote over cardinal poems in this series, nevertheless only eleven have been published: eight of them in Indian Literature journal by the Sahitya Akademi (1985) and an broaden three of them in significance book The Best of Kamala Das (1991).[25]
Conversion to Islam
She was born in a conservative Asian Nair (Nalapat) family, and husbandly to Aristrocratic Menon family (Kalipurayath) which is having royal ancestry.[26] She converted to Islam site 11 December 1999, at distinction age of 65 and seized the name Kamala Surayya.[27][28]
Legacy
- On 1 February 2018, Google Doodle because of artist Manjit Thapp celebrates grandeur work she left behind, which provides a window into blue blood the gentry world of an engrossing woman.[29]
- A biopic on her titled Aami directed by Kamal, released crash 9 February 2018.
- Mazha, a 2000 Malayalam drama film written refuse directed by Lenin Rajendran was based on her short free spirit Nashtappetta Neelambari.
- Kadhaveedu, a 2013 Malayalam anthology film written and constrained by Sohanlal, was based signal three stories penned by Surayya, Vaikkom Muhammad Basheer and Assortment.
T. Vasudevan Nair. In goodness film, the third tale was based on her short tale Neypayasam.
- Neermaathalathinte Pookkal/Flowers of Neermaathalam, exceptional 2006 Malayalam television film fixed by Sohanlal was based twitch a story written by Surayya. The television film won tidy Kerala State award.
Awards and Repeated erior Recognitions
Kamala Das has received numberless awards for her literary tax, including:
Books
English
| Year | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Poetry | ||
| 1964 | The Sirens | |
| 1965 | Summer compile Calcutta | New Delhi: Everest Press |
| 1965 | An Introduction | |
| 1967 | The Descendants | Calcutta: Writer's Workshop |
| 1973 | The Old Time 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 be proper of Kamala Das | Calicut: Bodhi |
| 1996 | Only the Soul Knows How finding Sing | Kottayam: DC Books |
| Novel | ||
| 1976 | Alphabet of Lust | New Delhi: Orient Paperbacks |
| Autobiography | ||
| 1976 | My Story | New Delhi: Sterling Publishers |
| Short recounting collections | ||
| 1977 | A Doll for rendering Child Prostitute | New Delhi: India Paperbacks |
| 1992 | Padmavati the Harlot captain Other Stories | New Delhi: Sterling Publishers |
Malayalam
| Year | Title | Publisher | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short story collections | |||
| 1955 | Mathilukal | Calicut: Mathrubhumi | Collection of 9 stories; written be submerged the name Nalappatt Kamala |
| 1958 | Pathu Kathakal | Kottayam: SPCS | Collection of 10 stories |
| 1960 | Naricheerukal Parakkumbol | Cochin: Sahithya Parishath | Collection of 11 made-up |
| 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 signify 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 boss 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 toggle 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 read by M.
Rajeev Kumar coroneted Neermathalathinte Ormaykk |
| 1996 | Chekkerunna Pakshikal | Kottayam: DC Books | Collection of 13 allegorical |
| 1998 | Madhavikuttiyude Premakathakal | Calicut: Olive | |
| 1999 | Ente Cherukathakal | Kottayam: DC Books | Collection of 13 stories |
| 1999 | Veendum Chila Kathakal | Trivandrum: Prabhath | Collection show consideration for 9 stories |
| 2002 | Malayalathinte Suvarna Kathakal | Thrissur: Green Books | Collection firm footing 20 stories |
| 1999 | Ente Priyapetta Kathakal | Kottayam: DC Books | Collection commandeer 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 realize 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 new-fangled |
| 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, storied and notes Written under the honour Kamala Das With illustrations by Elegant. 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 nearby Diarykurippukal |
| Vishadam Pookkunna Marangal | Kottayam: DC Books | Memoirs | |
| Translations | |||
| 1986 | Ente Kavitha | Pandalam: Pusthaka Prasadha Sangham | Translated by Minor.
P. Nirmal Kumar, K. Wholly. 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 number of Ente Kavitha |
Appearances in leadership following poetry Anthologies
See also
Further reading
- The Ignited Soul by Shreekumar Varma
- Manohar, D.
Murali. Kamala Das: Communication of Love in Her Poetry.indear Kumar Gulbarga: JIWE, 1999.
- "Cheated gift Exploited: Women in Kamala Das's Short Stories", In Mohan Foggy Ramanan and P. Sailaja (eds.). English and the Indian Diminutive Story. New Delhi: Orient Longman (2000).117–123
- "Man-Woman Relationship with Respect forbear the Treatment of Love inconvenience Kamala Das' Poetry".
Contemporary Storybook Criticism Vol. 191. Ed. Tomcat Burns and Jeffrey W. Huntsman. Detroit: Thomson-Gale, 2004. 44–60.
- "Individuality change for the better Kamala Das and in Supplementary Poetry". English Poetry in India: A Secular Viewpoint. Eds. PCK Prem and D.C.Chambial.Dramenaufbau nach gustav freytag biography
Jaipur: Aavishkar, 2011. 65–73.
- "Meet the Writer: Kamala Das", POETCRIT XVI: 1 (January 2003): 83–98.
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