Indu Menon
Indu Menon | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 June 1980 (age 45) |
| Spouse | Rupesh Paul |
| Children | 2 |
Indu Menon is an Indian novelist and short story writer.
Early life
Menon was born on June 13, 1980. She married Malayalam film director and poet Rupesh Paul. They have a daughter Gowri Maria and a son Adithya.[1]
Academic career
Menon is a lecturer in Sociology and Anthropology at the Kerala Institute for Research Training and Development Studies (KIRTADS).[2][3]
Controversy
In 2024, she claimed that she had ghost-written several PhDs for up to 3 lakhs (£2,750) each; she later retracted the claim.[4] An official complaint was lodged against her in June 2024.[5]
Awards and honours
Bibliography
Novels
Collections of short stories
- The Lesbian Cow (2002)
- Sangh parivar (2005) [8]
- Hinduchayayulla Muslim Purushan (2007)
- Chumbanasabda thaaravali (2013)
- Indumenonte Kathakal (2013)
- Pazharasaththottam (2017)
- Lesbian Cow and Other Stories (2021) in English by Eka Westland. Translated by K. Nadakumar
- Indu Menonnte Thiranjedutha Kathakal (2020)
- Fruit Garden [9]
Memoirs/ Poems
- Enne Chumbikkan Padippicha sthreeye (2014)
- Ente thene ente aanandame (Love Poems) (2014)
- Ente kadha Ente Pennungaludeyum (2021)
- Nhanoru Pavam Gidharalle Enthinaanu Neeyenne kadara Kondu Meettunnath (2022)
- Ente Kavithakal (2021)
Translations
- The Lesbian Cow (2002) [10]
- Avar Chaayam thekkaatha Chavittu Padikalilirunnu Cholam Thinnumpol (2003)
- Anuragaththinte Pusthakam (2007)
- Nammute Raktham (2021) (Tribal Poetry)
- Janafress (Arabic) (2020) [11]
Edited work
- Bhoomiyile Penkuttikalkk (2005)
- Thanath Bhakshanavum Jeevanopadhiyum (2019)
- Unwritten Histories and Tribal Freedom Fighters (2020)
- Kadalu Thai Poomaram Book of Tribal Songs (2019)
- Vlusam; Bridge Book in Muthuva- Malayalam Language (2019)
References
- ^ "Manassiloru Mazhavillu on Kairalitv". kairalitvonline. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ^ Google Scholar website, Indu V Menon
- ^ University of London website, SOAS section, Shamanic Rituals and the Survival of Endangered Tribal Languages - An Anthropological Study On The Basis Of ‘Gaddika’, article by Indu Menon and Shebin MS
- ^ Onmanorama website, Protest Brews against Indu Menon over her alleged claim that she ghostwrote PhDs, article by A. P. Mohammed dated June 20, 2024
- ^ Reporter Live website, Criminal offence, fake PhD thesis should be scrapped, article dated June 28, 2024
- ^ Pillai, Meena T. (26 November 2015). "Sea of thoughts". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "സ്ത്രീയനുഭവങ്ങള് യഥാതഥമായി ആവിഷ്കരിക്കാന് സ്ത്രീക്കു മാത്രമേ കഴിയുവെന്ന് ഷാജി എന് കരുണ്; ഇന്ദു മേനോന്റെ കപ്പലിനെക്കുറിച്ചൊരു വിചിത്ര പുസ്തകം പ്രകാശനം ചെയ്തു" (in Malayalam). Kairali News. 8 October 2015. Archived from the original on 10 October 2015.
- ^ GoodReads website, Sangparivar
- ^ Kerala Book Store website പഴരസത്തോട്ടം
- ^ "Why 'The Lesbian Cow and Other Stories' deserves a space on every feminist and political bookshelf". 24 July 2021.
- ^ GoodReads website, Janafres
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Indu Menon.
- Blogger profile
- Interview with Menon at DC Books (in Malayalam)