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Kamala Surayya

1934 - 2009

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Kamala Surayya (born Kamala; 31 March 1934 – 31 May 2009), 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. She was also a widely read columnist and wrote on diverse topics including women's issues, child care, politics, etc. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kamala Surayya is the 4,886th most popular writer (down from 4,548th in 2019), the 655th most popular biography from India (down from 571st in 2019) and the 80th most popular Indian Writer.

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Among writers, Kamala Surayya ranks 4,886 out of 7,302. Before her are Dương Thu Hương, Peter Ackroyd, Eugenio Espejo, Pêro Vaz de Caminha, Steven Millhauser, and Antoni Malczewski. After her are Steven Erikson, Shōhei Ōoka, Yuri Nagibin, Mary Oliver, Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi, and Norman Spinrad.

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Among people born in 1934, Kamala Surayya ranks 368. Before her are Zbigniew Pietrzykowski, Kurt Armbruster, Shirley Douglas, Shirley Horn, Martín Pando, and Barry Humphries. After her are Lucien Clergue, Richard D. Zanuck, Ion Panțuru, Turan Dursun, Rita Renoir, and Mikhail Zhvanetsky. Among people deceased in 2009, Kamala Surayya ranks 251. Before her are Corín Tellado, David Eddings, Willy Ronis, Jacques Sylla, Barry Flanagan, and Alfred Hrdlicka. After her are Kazuhiko Nishijima, Norbert Eschmann, Chuck Daly, Anselmo Duarte, Mary Travers, and Godfrey Rampling.

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In India

Among people born in India, Kamala Surayya ranks 655 out of 1,861. Before her are Pratibha Ray (1944), Mamoni Raisom Goswami (1942), Suniti Kumar Chatterji (1890), K. D. Jadhav (1926), Shriram Lagoo (1927), and Kiran Bedi (1949). After her are Manna Dey (1919), Mulayam Singh Yadav (1939), Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV (1884), Fauja Singh (1911), Indira Nath (1938), and Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah (1565).

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Among WRITERS In India

Among writers born in India, Kamala Surayya ranks 80. Before her are Krishan Chander (1914), Bhalchandra Nemade (1938), Saadat Hasan Manto (1912), Pratibha Ray (1944), Mamoni Raisom Goswami (1942), and Suniti Kumar Chatterji (1890). After her are Maithili Sharan Gupt (1886), Sachchidananda Vatsyayan (1911), Dharamvir Bharati (1926), Ashapurna Devi (1909), Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi (1887), and Sarala Devi Chaudhurani (1872).

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