Kamala Surayya
Kamala Surayya , 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.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Punnayurkulam
- Educated at
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education
- Awards
- 🏆 Sahitya Akademi Award in English
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"It is I who drink lonely Drinks at twelve, midnight, in hotels of strange towns, It is I who laugh, it is I who make love And then, feel shame, it is I who lie dying With a rattle in my throat. I am s…"
"If wrappings of cloth can impart respectability, the most respectable persons are the Egyptian mummies, all wrapped in layers and layers of gauze."
"Wipe out the paints, unmould the clay, Let nothing remain of that yesterday."
"Getting a man to love you is easy Only be honest about your wants as Woman. Stand nude before the glass with him So that he sees himself the stronger one And believes it so, and you so much more Softe…"
"I fell in love with a Muslim after my husband's death. He was kind and generous in the beginning. But I now feel one shouldn't change one's religion. It is not worth it. Also, I have been accused of b…"
"I am fed up with the Congress. I am beginning to prefer the BJP to the Congress, because the Congress is now more communal than the BJP, despite Ram Janmabhoomi. It is the Congress which evolved the M…"
Works & Publications
No works or publications documented yet.
Timeline
1934
Born
Birth2009
Died
Death
Influenced By
Thinkers whose ideas shaped Kamala's philosophy
No known influences documented.
Influenced
Thinkers whose work was shaped by Kamala's ideas
No influenced thinkers documented yet.
Source Attribution
Information about Kamala Surayya is sourced from curated knowledge bases and cross-referenced for accuracy. Influence relationships are scored by thematic overlap and historical plausibility.
Related Thinkers
See all →
Explore Further
Related Quotes
"Maybe she sells them. Outside, out there."
— Kazuo Ishiguro"My father always said that government is like watching another man piss in your boot. Someone feels better …"
— Orson Scott Card"Alas, criticism has always been what human beings, especially leaders, most hate to hear."
— David Brin"The problem of the novel is to stay truthful. The short story, if you really are intense and you have an ex…"
— Ray Bradbury"There are subjects forbidden by good manners, it seems. As in many societies, I suppose, where the very fun…"
— Michael Moorcock"Soon comes the day all shall be free. Even you, and even me. Soon comes the day all shall die. Surely you, …"
— Robert Jordan
