Kamalā Sur̲ayya, 1934-2009
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Personality
- Kohli, D. Virgin whiteness, 1968.
- Her Mādhavikkuṭṭiyuṭe mūnnu nōvalukaḷ, 1977:t.p. (Mādhavikkuṭṭi) data from India (Kamala Madhavadas; Madhavikkutty)
- Direct. of Indian women, 1976:p. 495 (Das, Kamala; pseud. Madhavikutty; b. 3/31/34)
- The path of the columnist, 2000:t.p. (Dr. Kamala Suraiya) p. 3 (recently converted to Islam)
- Haṃsadhvani, 2001:t.p. (Kamalā Sur̲ayya)
- OCLC, Mar. 10, 2006(hdg.: Das, Kamala; usages: Kamalādās; Kamala Suraiya Das)
- Kamala Das home page, via WWW, Mar. 10, 2006(writes English poems under real name, Kamala Das; writes short stories & novels in Malayalam under pseud., Madhavi Kutty; b. Malabar, Kerala; converted to Islam in 1999 & now known as Kamala Suraiyya; husband, K. Madhava Das; father, late V.M. Nair, former managing editor, Malayalam daily, Mathrubhumi; mother, poetess, Nalappat Balamani Amma; 3 sons, including well known journalist, M.D. Nalappad)
- Kavitai el̲utum peṇ, 2003:p. 4 of cover (Kamalātās; Kamalācurayyā)
- Civappu tīpaṅkaḷ, 2004:p. 4 of cover (Kamalā Curayyā)
- Wikipedia WWW site, June 1, 2009(Kamala Surayya, aka Madhavikutty; b. Kamala Das, Mar. 31, 1934, Punnayurkulam, Malabar District; d. May 31, 2009, Pune; Indian writer who wrote in English and Malayalam)
Kamala Surayya (born Kamala; 31 March 1934 – 31 May 2009), popularly known by her one-time pen name Madhavikutty and married name Kamala Das, was an Indian poet in English as well as an author in Malayalam from Kerala, India. Her fame in Kerala primarily stems from her short stories and autobiography, My Story, whereas her body of work in English, penned under the pseudonym Kamala Das, is renowned for its poems and candid autobiography. Her works are known for originality, versatility and indigenous flavour of the soil. She was also a widely read columnist and wrote on diverse topics including women's issues, child care, politics, etc. Her liberal treatment of female sexuality, marked her as an iconoclast in popular culture of her generation. On 31 May 2009, aged 75, she died at Jehangir Hospital in Pune.
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