Biography of kamala das

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THE BIOGRAPHY OF KAMALA DAS

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THE BIOGRAPHY OF KAMALA DAS

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Kamala Surayya formely known as kamala das and also

Known as Madhavikutty

She was an Indian poet and literatureAnd at a same time a leading MalayalamAuthor from kerala

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Early life Literary career Conversion to Islam Politics Personal life Awards and other recognitions Bibliography

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Early life Kamala das was born in Punnayurkulam, Thrissurdistrict in kerala, on 31 march 1934, to V.M. Naira former managing editor and Malayali poetess

She spent her childhood between Calcutta whereher father was employed as a senior officer in theWalford Transport company that sold Bentley and Rolls Royce automobiles

Like her mother, Balamani Amma, she also excelledin writing.

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She started writing and publishing both in English and Malayalam.

At the age of 15 she got married to bank officer Madhava Das, whoencouraged her writings interests.

It was a tumultuous time for the arts, and kamala das was one of the Many voices that came up andstarted rising of the Indian English Poets.

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LITERARY CAREER Das was noted for her many Malayam short storiesas well as many poems written in English.

She was also a syndicated colmnist.

She once claimed that “poetry does not Sell in this country (India)” but her forthright columns, which sounded off oneverything from women’s issues and childcare to politics, were popular.

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Das first book of poetry, summer in calcutta was a Breath of fresh air in Indian English poetry. At the age of 42, she published a daring autobiography, My story and then she admitted that much of the autobiographyhad fictional elements.

Das wrote about a range of topics from the story of poor old servant or about the sexual disposition of upper middle class women living near a metropolitancity or in the middle of ghetto .

Her works are known for their originality, Versatility and the indigenous flavor of the soil.

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Her poem “My mother at sixty- six” is an excellent example of showing an ever unfalling relationshipbetween a daughter and her mother. Some of her better known stories include Pakshiyude , Manam, Neypayasam, thanuppu andChandana Marangal. In her novels Neermathalam pootha kalam was apopulared one. She travelled extensively to read poetry to

GermanyUniversity of Duisburg , University of Bonn and Adelaide writer’s festival, Frankfurt book fair, University of kingdom, Jamaica, Singapore and her works are also available in French, Spanish, RussianGerman and Japanese.

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She had also held positions as vice chairperson inKerala Sahitya Acadamey and in Kerala Forestry Board president of the Kerala Children’s flim society,Poetry editor of illustrated Weekly of India.

Das reflected her social concern in such short storiesas “Padmavati the Harlot” in 1992 and “A Doll for the Child Prostitute” in 1997 In 2009 The Times called her “the mother of modernEnglish Indian poetry”.

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CONVERSION TO ISLAM

She was born in a conservativeHindu Nair family Having a royalancestry and on December 11, 1999at the age of 65 Das converted to Islam.

Kamala Das changed her name asKamala Surayya

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POLITICS She launched a national political party, Lok SevaParty aiming asylum to orphaned mothers andPromotions of secularism.

In 1984 she unsuccessfully contested in the Indian parliament elections.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY1964: The Sirens (Asian Poetry Prize winner)1965: Summer in Calcutta ( Kent's Award winner)1967: The Descendants (poetry)1973: The Old Playhouse and Other Poems (poetry)1976: My Story (autobiography)1977: Alphabet of Lust (novel)1985: The Anamalai Poems (poetry)1992: Padamavati the Harlot and Other Stories 1996: Only the Soul Knows How to Sing (poetry)2001: Yaa Allah (collection of poems)1979: Tonight,This Savage Rite (with Pritish Nandy)1999: My Mother at Sixty-six (Poem)–  : My Grandmother House (Poem

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PERSONAL LIFE Kamala Das had three dons M D Nalapat, Chinnen Das and Jayasurya Das

On 31 May 2009, aged 75 she died at a hospital in Pune.

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Her body was flown to her home state Kerala. And she was buried at the Palayam Jama Masjid at Thiruvanathapuram with full state honour.

Soon, Vidhya Balan will portray her in a biopic flim.

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THANK YOUPRESENTED BY

MALAVIKARINIMURALIDINESH VANNANMOHAMMED HASSEB