- KAMALA SURAYYA, known by her PEN NAME “MADAVIKUTTY” was a Malayalam author as well as English poet from GODS OWN COUNTRY KERALA,INDIA .
- She was the daughter of the Famous Malayali poet “NALAPAT BALAMANI AMMA”.
- After her husband died in 1990’s, She converted to “ISLAM COMMUNITY” renaming herself to the name “KAMALA SURAYYA”.
“A WALK THOUGH HER LIFE”
- MATHAVIKUTTY was born in PUNNAAYURKULAM,THRISSUR,KERALA ON 1934.
- Her parents were NALAPAT BALAMANI AMMA ( Famoust poet ) and V.M.NAIR (FATHER).
- She spent her childhood in punnayurkulam and Calcutta,where her Father worked.
- At an Early age itself, she loves poetry and writings. Her inspiration were his mother Nalapat Balamani Amma and his Uncle NALAPAT NARAYAN MENON(Famous Writer).
- At the age of 15, she married MADHAV DAS. MADHAV DAS encouraged her writing skills. Soon she started writing in Malayalam and English Languages.
- At the age of 42 she published her autobiography “ENTE KADHA” written in Malayalam and later Converted to English as “MY STORY”
- Some of her famous stories include. ▪︎PAKSHIYUDE MANAM ▪︎CHANDANA MARANGAL ▪︎NEYPASAM ▪︎THANUPPU
- Her Famous Novel “NEERMATHALAM POOTHA KALAM” received a lot of attention and Criticism from the Readers.
- She traveled to Germany,Singapore, London, Canada etc. to read poetry
- She launched a National political party “LOK SEVA PARTY” She Contested for the 1984 Election but failed.
- After her husbands death in 1990’s,she said “I FELL IN LOVE WITH A MUSLIM AFTER MY HUSBAND’S DEATH”.
- In 1999, at the age of 65, she converted to “ISLAM” and renamed herself as “KAMALA SURAYYA”.
- She died on 31st May 2009 at a hospital in Pune.
- She was Buried at “PALAYAM JUMA MASJID” THIRUVANATHAPURAM
- Her last book “THE KEPT WOMAN AND OTHER STORIES” were published after her death.
- Malayalam movie “AAMI” directed by “KAMAL”, released on 2018 was her biopic.
PROFILE
NAME : KAMALA SURAYYA PEN NAME : MADHAVI KUTTY DATE OF BIRTH : 31st MARCH 1934 PLACE OF BIRTH : PUNNAYURKULAM, THRISSUR,KERALA NATIONALITY : INDIAN LIFE PARTNER : K.MADHAV DAS CHILDREN’S : MADHAV DAS NALPAT -CHINNEN DAS -JAYASURYA DAS FAMOUS WORK : IN MALAYALAM -PAKSHIYUDE MANAM(1964 -THANUPPU(1968) -NEYPAYASAM(1990) -CHANDANA MARANGAL(2005) -VANDIKKALAKAL(2005) IN ENGLISH- -SUMMER IN CALCUTTA(1965) THE DESCENDANTS(1967) THE ANAMALAI POEMS(1985) MY MOTHER AT SIXTY-SIX(1999) AUTOBIOGRAPHY : ENTE KADHA AWARDS : KERALA SAHITHYA ACADEMY AWARD(1968) FOR THANUPPU -SHORT LISTED FOR NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE (1984) -KERALA STATE FILM AWARDS FOR BEST STORY (1988) -HONORARY D.LIT BY UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT(2006) -MUTTATHUVARKEY AWARD(2006) -EZHUTHACHAN AWARD(2009) DIED- 31st MAY 2009(AGED 75) PLACE OF DEATH-PUNE,INDIA BURIED- JUMA MASJID,PALAYAM,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
QUOTES
“ഞാന് ഇതാണെന്ന് പറയാന് ഞാന് ആരെ ഭയക്കണം”
“നഷ്ടപെടാം പക്ഷെ പ്രണയിക്കാതിരിക്കരുത്”
“ചരിത്രം രാജാക്കന്മാരുടെയും യുദ്ധം ചെയ്തവരുടെയും മാത്രം കഥയല്ല സ്നേഹിച്ചവരുടെയും കൂടി ആണ്”