Google Doodle celebrates the legacy of poet and author Kamala Das

Kamala Suraiyya :

Kamala Suraiyya

Indian author

Born: 31 March 1934, Punnayurkulam

Died: 31 May 2009, Pune

Nationality: Indian

Spouse: Madhava Das (m. 1949–2009)

Movies: House of Stories, Raama Raavanan, Ormayilenthum

NEW DELHI: Google India on Thursday released a Doodle to celebrate the life and work of poet and author Kamala Das.

The release of the Doodle coincided with the anniversary of the publication of her autobiography 'My Story', which was originally published in 1976.

'My Story', in which she described her life from childhood to marriage, and beyond, was considered controversial in some quarters. But Das' readers "were enchanted by the lyricism and honesty of her writing."

While Das originally wrote her autobiography in English, she translated it to Malayalam along the way.

Born on March 31, 1934, in Kerala's Punnayurkulam, Das spent her childhood in Kolkata, where her father VM Nair was employed.

Her father was a former managing editor of Mathrubhoomi, while her mother Nalapat Balamani Amma was a renowned Malayali poet, reported ANI.

When Das first began publishing, she used the pseudonym Madhavikutty.