Bio/Wiki
| Birth Name | Kamala Nair |
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| Real name | Kamala Das |
| Nickname(s) | Madhavikutty |
Personal Life
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
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| Religion | Islam (converted from Hinduism) |
| Food Habit | Vegetarian |
Relationships & More
| Marital Status (at the time of death) | Widowed |
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| Affairs/Boyfriends | Sadiq Ali (Muslim League leader and MP) |
| Marriage Date | 1949 |
Family
| Father | V. M. Nair(managing editor of the famous Malayalam daily Mathrubhumi and a senior officer in the Walford Transport Company) |
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| Mother | Nalapat Balamani Amma (Malayali poet) |
| Siblings | Brother: Shyam Sunder, Sister: Sulochana Nalapat |
| Spouse | Madhav Das (bank officer) |
| Children | Son: M D Nalapat (India's first Professor of Geopolitics and the UNESCO Peace Chair at Manipal University), Chinen Das, Jayasurya Das, Irshad Gulam Ahmed (Foster son) |
| Daughter | None |
Career
| Debut | Poem Anthology: Summer in Calcutta (1965) |
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| Last work | The Kept Woman and Other Stories (Published after she passed away) |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| Kamala Surraya, an Indian author and poet, wrote under the pen name Madhavikutty. | |
| She received awards such as the PEN Asian Poetry Prize and the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award. | |
| In 1999, after 64 years of practicing Hinduism, Kamala Das converted to Islam. | |
| At the time of her death, Kamala was widowed and had a relationship with Sadiq Ali, a Muslim League leader. | |
| Kamala had four children, one of whom was a foster son. | |
| She wrote poems and short stories in English and Malayalam. | |
| Her autobiography 'My Story' stirred popularity and controversy. | |
| Kamala Das died on 31/05/2009 from Respiratory Failure. | |
| Her final book 'The Kept Woman and Other Stories' was published after her passing. |
