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Kamala Surayya
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Indian author and poet (1934–2009)
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Kamala Surayya was an Indian poet, short story writer, autobiographer, and writer. Born in Punnayurkulam in 1934, she was the daughter of Balamani Amma. She held citizenship in the British Raj, Dominion of India, and India. Surayya was educated at Manipal Academy of Higher Education and practiced Islam. She wrote in Malayalam and English, with her primary field of work being poetry.
She used the pseudonym Madhavi Kutty and was also known as Kamala Das. Her notable works include *Mādhavikkuṭṭiyuṭe kathakaḷ*, *Mādhavikkuṭṭiyuṭe pr̲aṇayanōvalukaḷ*, *Rūḥ ke nag̲h̲me*, *Ent̲e cer̲ukathakaḷ*, and *Mādhavikkuṭṭiyuṭe pr̲ēmakathakaḷ*. She died in Pune on May 31, 2009. She was buried at Palayam Juma Masjid.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1934
- Died
- 2009
- Works
- 51
Top works
- Mādhavikkuṭṭiyuṭe kathakaḷ
- Mādhavikkuṭṭiyuṭe pr̲aṇayanōvalukaḷ
- Rūḥ ke nag̲h̲me
- Ent̲e cer̲ukathakaḷ
- Mādhavikkuṭṭiyuṭe pr̲ēmakathakaḷ
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Kamala
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Dominion of India
- Place of birth
- Punnayurkulam
- Place of death
- Pune
- Mother
- Balamani Amma
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education
- Languages spoken
- Malayalam
- Native language
- Malayalam
- Religion
- Islam
- Field of work
- poetry
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- Commons category
- Kamala Surayya
- date of birth
- 1934-03-31
- date of death
- 2009-05-31
- pseudonym
- Madhavi Kutty
- writing language
- English language
- place of burial
- Palayam Juma Masjid
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