Kamala Das

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. Born: March 31, 1934, Punnayurkulam, India Died: May 31, 2009, Pune, India Spouse: Madhava Das (m. 1949–1992) Awards: Vayalar Award, Muttathu Varkey Award, Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story, Kerala State Film Award for Best Story Movies: Mazha, Neermaathalathinte Pookkal, House of Stories, Raama Raavanan, Ormayilenthum