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Indu Menon


Indu Menon (b. 13 June 1980 ) is an Indian, novelist, short story writer, screenwriter and sociologist.

Indu Menon
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Born13 June 1980 (1980-06-13) (age 44)
Calicut
Spouse(s)Rupesh Paul
ChildrenGowry Maria,Adithya,
Parent(s)Vikraman Nair,Sathy

Early lifeEdit

Menon's parents were Umayanallur S. Vikraman Nair and Sathyavathi. Vikraman Nair is a Carnatic musician and a critic.

She was educated at the NSS school Chaalappuram; BTMAMUP[clarification needed] school, Pengad; and SPBS[clarification needed] Ramanattukara. She took her pre-degree in science from Farook College and completed her BA in Sociology and Malayalam at Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College. She then completed her Master's in Sociology.

Indu married Malayalam film director and poet Rupesh Paul. Rupesh and Indu have a daughter Gowri Maria and a son Adithya.[1]

CareerEdit

Reviewing her Kathakal, The Hindu writes:

As a short story writer, Indu Menon can be said to have succeeded Kamala Das, who traversed the worlds of poetry and fiction with ease. This, however, is not to suggest that she is a story-teller cast in the ‘Kamala Das mould'. Far from plodding along the trodden path, she courageously explores new areas.
Indu Menon's themes as well as technique compel attention. Going beyond issues such as gender and sexuality, which young women writers are generally preoccupied with, she challenges Kerala society that is showing unmistakable signs of regression, at various other levels too. For instance, she takes on the forces of communalism in a way few other writers, man or woman, have done. Hers is the voice of the ‘New Woman', which is yet to make itself heard in the public space.[2]

Awards and honoursEdit

  • 2001: Mathrubhumi Katha Award, Annapoornnayute Pattikal,Stories
  • 2002: Poorna Uroob Award ,The Other Woman, Stories/2002
  • 2002 Malayalashabdam Award, Palunk pavayuTe Ezham nizhal Mathsyam, Stories/2002
  • 2003: Janapriya Puraskaram - The Lesbian Cow[3]
  • 2004: EP sushama Endowment - Yoshithayurakkangal [4]
  • 2004: Best Young Writer Kerala, India Today [Malayalam]
  • 2005: Kerala Sahitya Akademi - Gita Hiranyan Award, The Lesbian Cow, Stories
  • 2007: Ankanam Award Sangh Parivar, Stories
  • 2011: SBT Award, Stories - Indu Menon, Stories
  • 2014: Kendra Sahitya Akademi - Yuva Puraskar - Chumbana Shabda Tharavali, Stories
  • 2015: Best Indian Writer India, India Today [English]
  • 2016: Galleria Gallent International Novel Award, Kappalinekkurichoru vichithrapusthakam
  • 2016: A Nasar Aksharam Novel Award, Kappalinekkurichoru vichithrapusthakam

BibliographyEdit

NovelsEdit

  • KappalinekkuRichoru vichithrapusthakam[5]
  • Janafress Oru Kodiya KamukanJanafress A Terriffic Lover(2021)

Collections of short storiesEdit

  • The Lesbian Cow (2002)
  • Sangh parivar (2005)
  • Hinduchayayulla Muslim Purushan (2007) (The Muslim Man who looks like a Hindu )
  • Chumbanasabda thaaravali(2013) (The Dictionary of Kisses)
  • Indumenonte Kathakal (2013) (Selected short stories of Indu Menon)
  • Pazharasaththottam (2017)

MemoirsEdit

  • Enne Chumpikkan Padippicha sthreeye(2014)
  • Ente thene ente aanandame (2014)

TranslationsEdit

  • The Lesbian Cow (2002)
  • Avar Chaayam thekkaatha Chavittu Padikalilirunnu Cholam Thinnumpol (2003)
  • Anuragaththinte Pusthakam (2007)
  • Nammute Raktham(2021) (Tribal Poetry)

Edited WorkEdit

  • Bhoomiyile Penkuttikalkk (2005)
  • Thanath Bhakshanavum Jeevanopadhiyum (2019)
  • Unwritten Histories and Tribal Freedom Fighters (2020)

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ "Manassiloru Mazhavillu on Kairalitv". kairalitvonline. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  2. ↑ Bhaskar, B. R. P. (10 May 2011). "Voice of a new woman". The Hindu.
  3. ↑ "Briefly". The Hindu. 13 March 2004.[dead link]
  4. ↑ "Award for Indu Menon". The Hindu. 6 February 2004.[dead link]
  5. ↑ Pillai, Meena T. (26 November 2015). "Sea of thoughts" – via www.thehindu.com.

External linksEdit

External linksEdit

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  4. ↑ "These three young writers are trying to find a language adequate to express the traumas that characterise our society 22122014". m.indiatoday.in.
  5. ↑ Pillai, Meena T. (26 November 2015). "Sea of thoughts" – via www.thehindu.com.
  6. ↑ "Def Min assures borders with Pak safe despite emergency - Karnataka Assembly Polls 2008". expressindia.indianexpress.com.
  7. ↑ "Award for Indu Menon". The Hindu. 6 February 2004.[dead link]
  8. ↑ "Kairali News Online". www.facebook.com.
  9. ↑ "malayanma.org". www.facebook.com.
  10. ↑ "Poetry dominates Sahitya Akademi Yuva awards". 23 August 2014 – via www.thehindu.com.
  11. ↑ "Kappalinekkurichoru Vichithra Pusthakam Archives - Kairalinewsonline.com". Kairalinewsonline.com.
  12. ↑ "Wiki News SEO from India - news and reviews of SEO in India and Abroad". Wiki News SEO from India.[permanent dead link]
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