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'''Maya S''' ( '''Maya Subrahmanian or S. Maya''', born 1974) is an Indian author and academic hailing from [[Kerala]]. She writes [[novel]]s, [[poems]] and articles of social and academic relevance.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kerala Book Store |url=https://keralabookstore.com/books-by/Dr-Maya-S/7056/ |website=keralabookstore}}</ref>
[[File:Maya S.jpg|thumb|Maya Subrahmanian]]

== Activities ==
She was active with the women's movement in Kerala for a few years from 1996 and later became interested in learning more about [[feminist theory]], [[philosophy]], [[sociology]] etc. and pursued higher studies in [[Humanities]] and Social Sciences. She started research at [[MG University|M G University Kottayam]] on the issues of conceptualizing family in a [[Patriarchy|patriarchal society]] with reference to the critique on [[Manusmriti|Manusmrti]].<ref>{{cite web |title=mgutheses.in |url=https://mgutheses.in/page/?q=T%201865&search=Social+Science&page=2&rad=all#Page |website=mgutheses.in}}</ref>

Her research works during [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] and later have been mainly on [[gender]] issues in society and social institutions including family. She went to [[Germany]] for further research in the areas of culture and gender among diasporas joining [[University of Freiburg|Freiburg University]] with an Erasmus Mundus Fellowship.<ref>{{cite web |title=freidok.uni-freiburg.de |url=https://freidok.uni-freiburg.de/fedora/objects/freidok:10780/datastreams/FILE2/content}}</ref>

Then she returned to India and joined [[Sree Kerala Varma College]] with a teaching position.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kerala Varma College |url=https://old.keralavarma.ac.in/content/maya-s |website=Kerala Varma College Website}}</ref> Currently she is teaching philosophy at [[North-Eastern Hill University]], Shillong in Meghalaya.<ref>{{cite web |title=NEH University |url=https://nehu.ac.in/faculty/display/407/Dr-S-Maya |website=nehu.ac.in}}</ref>

As a social scientist, her writings are mainly on areas of gender and philosophy. During her PhD research and later teaching tenure as guest faculty at the School of Social Sciences of [[Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala|M G University]] at [[Kottayam]], she wrote articles for weeklies and magazines from a feminist perspective. These articles were later compiled into a book named ''Yukthivadavum Sthreepakshavadavum'' in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |title=mayas.one |url=https://mayas.one/en-home/ |website=mayas.one|date=19 June 2023 }}</ref>

During this period she was also active in women's movements, and participated in various strikes, processions and protests for women's rights including that of [[Dalit]] women workers who were on strike demanding land rights around [[Chengara]] in [[Idukki district]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Estate workers blocking road |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/estate-workers-blocking-road/article1314814.ece}}</ref>

She has written analytical articles on such social issues and academic papers on women and gender issues, as well as on the history and relevance of women's socio-political activism.

==Writings==

She has published her research in [[Germany]] about [[Diaspora language|diaspora]], culture and gender as a book in 2017.<ref>{{cite book |title=Changing Perspectives India Diaspora |id={{ASIN|8193070380|country=in}} }}</ref> She also wrote articles on native Indian women's issues in a comparative mode with Indian women living abroad. Her writings appeared in [[Magazine|German magazines]] which opted to discuss on third world issues.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maya Subrahmanian |url=https://www.iz3w.org/zeitschrift/ausgaben/340_brasilien/frauenprosteste?searchterm=Maya+Subrahmanian |website=www.iz3w.org}}</ref> Her works were cited in German and [[Malayalam]] journals published by Malayali diaspora from Germany<ref>{{cite web |title=caritas.erzbistum-koeln.de/ |url=https://caritas.erzbistum-koeln.de/meine-welt/detail/Fruehjahr2018brManche-sorgen-sich-um-ihre-kulturelle-Identitaet/ |website=caritas.erzbistum-koeln.de/}}</ref>

After returning to [[Kerala]] also she was writing [[Political sociology|socio-political]] articles on [[philosophical]] and [[Feminist analysis|feminist analyses]] of current issues in Malayalam magazines and newspapers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Madhyamam Daily |url=https://www.madhyamam.com/opinion/articles/covid-19-cases-india-opinion/680891?fbclid=IwAR13AfR1jF6KuxdMK9wuHc53VTfRWZGKNMlDHdI20csWdy7ArYfjZbYW3mU |website=www.madhyamam.com/| date=11 May 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Madhyamam Daily |url=https://www.madhyamam.com/opinion/articles/proffesional-education-sector-india-malayalam-article/661464?fbclid=IwAR15knLkUutvCU3iqI71ll2OYVVxcZkjEbEvTJnPhy9fujmwBsYMvPEYwlA |website=www.madhyamam.com| date=17 January 2020 }}</ref> Her articles of critical analysis on current issues appeared on online Malayalam journals too.<ref>{{cite web |title=navamalayali |url=https://navamalayali.com/2018/11/29/sabarimala-maya-s/?fbclid=IwAR2qASVP8z0lmC9CG8NxG341sfvVXiFvX2ekTE_w-P9zm9ug3haF0hzAmTQ |website=navamalayali.com| date=29 November 2018 }}</ref> A second book of Malayalam articles by her titled Dambathyethara Sahajeevitham, got published in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=kairalibooks |url=https://kairalibooks.com/product/dambathyethara-sahajeevitham/ |website=kairalibooks.com}}</ref> In a recent talk based on the book, she explained the need for restructuring the non-democratic patriarchal family worldwide, for solving the issues of inequalities based on gender.<ref>{{cite web |title=KolkataKairaliSamajam/ |url=https://www.facebook.com/KolkataKairaliSamajam/videos/492039585184343/ |website=Facebook.com}}</ref>

She writes poems at times in periodicals and little magazines including online magazines. The collection of her poems are published as two books, named Ihaparajnaanam ( 2010) and Sheshakriya in (2024).<ref>{{cite web |title=Sheshakriya |url=https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0DH4MP5QN/ |website=www.amazon.in}}</ref> She has been writing fiction in Malayalam along with her academic writings, holding a view that fiction would communicate more with the people for a favourable social change. Her debut novel named Madhyavenalavadhikku was serialised in Samakalika Malayalam Varika in 2009. This novel was published as a printed book in 2011and later as an [[audiobook]] version in 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=madhyavenalavadhikku |url=https://dcbookstore.com/authors/maya-s |website=dcbookstore.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=madhyavenalavadhikku |url=https://www.storytel.com/in/books/madhyavenalavadhikku-8810199 |website=www.storytel.com}}</ref> The novel dealt with the issues of inter-religious marriage in India and depicted the life of a [[Feminism|feminist woman]] who divorced in a year, due to differences of opinion with the partner on politics and practice of gender inside the institution of family. Later in a talk for book review program she pointed out that it was related to her own life experiences.<ref>{{cite web |title=Manaveeyam Theruvidam |url=https://www.facebook.com/ManaveeyamTheruvidam/videos/285505349335644/ |website=www.facebook.com}}</ref> After a gap of twelve years she published three [[Novel|novels]] Seelavathikal, Deutschland and Veettumanushyar in 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=veettumanushyar |url=https://kairalibooks.com/product/seelavathikal/ |website=kairalibooks.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=deutschland-maya-s |url=https://greenbooksindia.com/deutschland-maya-s?search=Maya |website=greenbooksindia.com}}</ref>

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