MADHAVI KUTTY
Kamala Surayya Kamala Suraya Born Kamala 31 March 1934 Punnayurkulam , Trichur , Cochin Died 31 May 2009 (aged 75) Pune , Maharashtra, India Pen name Madhavikutty Occupation Poet, novelist, short story writer Nationality Indian Genre Poetry, novel, short story, memoirs Notable awards Ezhuthachan Puraskaram , Vayalar Award , Sahitya Akademi Award , Asan World Prize, Asian Poetry Prize, Kent Award Spouse K. Madhav Das Children Madhav Das Nalapat Chinnen Das Jayasurya Das Relatives Balamani Amma (mother) V. M. Nair (father) Kamala Surayya (born Kamala ; 31 March 1934– 31 May 2009), popularly known by her one-time pen name Madhavikutty and Kamala Das , was an Indian English poet as well as a leading Malayalam author from Kerala , India. Her popularity in Kerala is based chiefly on her short stories and autobiography, while her oeuvre in English, written under the name Kamala Das, is noted for the poems an...