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    Kamala Surayya, known by her pen name Kamala Das, was an Indian poet and author from Kerala who wrote in English and Malayalam. She came to prominence with her autobiographical writing My Story, which explored themes of feminism and sexuality. Some of her major works include the poetry collections The Sirens and Summer in Calcutta. She received several prestigious awards for her literary contributions, including the Sahitya Akademi Award, before converting to Islam late in life. The poem "My Mother at Sixty-Six" captures the human bond between a mother and daughter and the poet's fear of losing her mother to death.

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    Kamala Surayya, known by her pen name Kamala Das, was an Indian poet and author from Kerala who wrote in English and Malayalam. She came to prominence with her autobiographical writing My Story, which explored themes of feminism and sexuality. Some of her major works include the poetry collections The Sirens and Summer in Calcutta. She received several prestigious awards for her literary contributions, including the Sahitya Akademi Award, before converting to Islam late in life. The poem "My Mother at Sixty-Six" captures the human bond between a mother and daughter and the poet's fear of losing her mother to death.

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    Kamala Surayya, known by her pen name Kamala Das, was an Indian poet and author from Kerala who wrote in English and Malayalam. She came to prominence with her autobiographical writing My Story, which explored themes of feminism and sexuality. Some of her major works include the poetry collections The Sirens and Summer in Calcutta. She received several prestigious awards for her literary contributions, including the Sahitya Akademi Award, before converting to Islam late in life. The poem "My Mother at Sixty-Six" captures the human bond between a mother and daughter and the poet's fear of losing her mother to death.

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    Kamala

    Das

    ala y a la m pen name


    M tty
    Madhaviku
    Kamala Surayya
    Kamala Surayya (born  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 popularity in Kerala is based chiefly on her
    short stories and autobiography, while her works in English,
    written under the name Kamala Das, is noted for the poems
    and explicit autobiography. She was also a widely read
    columnist and wrote on diverse topics including women's
    issues, child care, politics among others etc.
    Literary life 
    She started writing poems at the age of 15. Her mother Balamani
    Amma was a very good poetess and her writings had a great impact
    on Kamala Das. This is the reason why he started writing
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    poems. But due to family responsibilities, she had to stay awake to
    write till the whole family was asleep. After the family slept, she
    continued her writing in the kitchen and continued to write till
    morning. This affected her health adversely and that is the reason
    she started getting sick. She came into controversy when she
    collected her autobiographical writings called My Story which was

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    published in Hindi as "Meri Kahani" The book became so
    controversial and so read that it was translated into fifteen foreign
    languages. Due to this, she got national and international fame.
    Reason for converting to Is
    lam

    Kamala Das had converted into Islam at


    the age of 65. In an interview to
    Outlook India, she had stated that she
    no longer seeks freedom and sees
    Islam as a 'rigid husband'. She had
    also added that the converted 'Kamala
    Sorayya' feels like 'Allah's handmaiden'
    and like a 'harem girl before her
    master. '
    Major works 
    1.The Sirens  (1964)
    2.Summer in Calcutta (1965)
    3.The Descendants (1967)
    4.Only the Soul Knows How to Sing (1996)
    Awards  
    • Nominated for the ' Nobel Prize ' in the year 1984 .  
    • Award of Asian Pain Anthology (1964)
    • 'Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award' 1969 (for 'Cold')
    • Sahitya Akademi Award ( 1985)
    • Asian Poetry Award"(1998)
    Introduction to the poem
    My mother at sixty six is
    written by Kamala Das who
    is famous for capturing
    complexities of human
    relationships. The poem my
    mother at sixty six is one of
    the finest examples of the
    human bonding, especially
    that of a mother and
    daughter. It describes the
    pain and fear of the poet –
    of losing her mother due to
    harsh reality of life which is
    death.
    THANK YOU

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