Autobiography of kamala das nj

Kamala Surayya born Kamala ; 31 March — 31 Maypopularly known by her one-time pen name Madhavikutty and married name Kamala Daswas an Indian poet in English as well as an author in Malayalam from KeralaIndia. Her fame in Kerala primarily stems from her short stories and autobiography, My Storywhereas 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.

My Story (Das book)

book by Kamala Das

AuthorKamala Das
Original&#;titleEnte Katha
(എന്റെ കഥ)
TranslatorKamala Das
LanguageEnglish
GenreAutobiography
PublisherSterling Publishers (–)
HarperCollins(–present)

Publication date

1&#;February&#;&#;()
Publication placeIndia

Published&#;in English

Media&#;typePrint
Pages
ISBN

My Story is an autobiographical book written by Indian author and poet Kamala Das (also known as Kamala Surayya or Madhavikutty).

The book was originally published in Malayalam, titled Ente Katha. The book evoked violent reactions of admiration and criticism among the readers and critics. It remains to rendezvous the best-selling woman's autobiography in India.

My Story is a chronologically ordered, linear narrative written in a realist style.

In the book, Das recounts the trials of her marriage and her painful self-awakening as a woman and writer. The entire account written in the format of a novel.

My Story | autobiography by Das | Britannica: Kamala Das, Indian creator who wrote openly and frankly about female sexual desire and the experience of being an Indian woman. Her work centered on personal experiences, and her short stories, poetry, memoirs, and essays brought her both respect and notoriety. She wrote in English and in Malayalam.

Though My Story was supposed to be an autobiography, Das later admitted that there was plenty of fiction in it.[1]

Plot summary

The book, with 50 chapters, follows Aami's (Kamala) life from age four through British colonial and missionary schools in Calcutta where she had to face racist discrimination; through the brutal and indulgent relationship with her husband; through her sexual awakening; her literary career; extramarital affairs; the birth of her children; and, finally, a slow but firm coming to terms with her spouse, writing, and sexuality.

She mostly upholds her personal self in her autobiography rather than the political and social upheaval predominant during the war of independence in the then India.

Publication

Ente Katha was serialised in in the now defunct Malayalanadu weekly, a literary magazine published by S.

K. Nair. The novel not only created a literary sensation but even invited the wrath of Das' seal relatives who wanted to cease its publication. V. B. C. Nair, the Editor of Malayalanadu recalls, "Despite pressure from her influential relatives to stop the publication of the work, Kamala remained bold and it proved a roaring hit boosting the circulation of the weekly by 50, copies within a fortnight."[2]

Das had written My Story in English a couple of years back before it was rendered into Malayalam.

By positing the self as a fictional construct Kamala Das poses the difficulty of identity, a problem linked to language of writing oneself into language. By celebrating the fictionality of her autobiography Das reiterates modern theories on the genre of autobiography and explicates that the self is a fictional construct within the communicate . The paper is presented by Dr. Meena T.

At the time when she was penning down the memoir in English, S. K. Nair suggested her to translate it for his weekly. The novel was first published as a book by Current Books in February It is being published by DC Books from August The English version was published in the year by Sterling Publishers, with many changes made to the manuscript which she wrote in The book has been published by HarperCollins India since A Hindi translation titled Meri Kahaani is being published by Hind Pocket Books.

Reception

My Story remains one of the most accepted and controversial autobiographies by an Indian author.

Poet and litterateur K. Satchidanandan said, "I cannot think of any other Indian autobiography that so honestly captures a woman's inner life in all its sad solitude, its desperate longing for real affectionate and its desire for transcendence, its tumult of colours and its turbulent poetry."[3] For Jaydeep Sarangi, doyen Indian English critic, Das was a champion voice of 'confessional poetry'.

Post a Comment. Her popularity in Kerala is based chiefly on her short stories and autobiography, while her oeuvre in English, written under the name Kamala Das, is noted for the fiery poems and explicit autobiography. Her open and honest treatment of female sexuality, free from any sense of guilt, infused her writing with power, but also marked her as an iconoclast in her generation. On 31 Mayaged 75, she died at a hospital in Pune, but has earned considerable respect in recent years.

Other reviews and comments
"It is a straightforward story.. It has sincerity that strikes an immediate rapport with the reader."[3]
"There are entire section that are marvelously written."[3]
"Among the leading things I have read, it is the turbulent, self-indulgent but at all times, frank story of Kamala Das."[3]
"Kamala Das does not hide her secrets and does not follows the rules of old morality."[3]
"The chapter headings accentuate the 'Excitement'.

There is enough in it to provide readers the sizzle and spice."[3]

"The technique and structure of the book are remarkable. The animation portrait of the cosmopolitans is quite pictorial."[3]

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