Indu Menon

Indu Menon Biography

Indu Menon is a noted writer, screenwriter and sociologist from Kozhikode, who writes in Malayalam language. She is married to noted film director, Rupesh Paul, founder of the Film Production House: Rupesh Paul Productions Limited. She often assists her husband in screenwriting. The couple has a daughter, Gowri Maria and a son Adithya. As a short story writer, Indu Menon can be said to the true successor of Kamala Das, who traversed the worlds of poetry and fiction with ease. She is also known as the voice of new woman, confident, avant-garde, open to exploration and experiment, and fight against regressive society.

Indu Menon was born in Kozhikode on 13 June 1980 into a musical family. Her parents are Umayanallur S. Vikraman Nair and Sathyavathi. Her father is a musician and critic, while her mother is a homemaker. Her schooling was completed at different schools and completed graduation in Sociology and Malayalam at Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College. She also took Master’s in Sociology. Later she got married to film maker Rupesh Paul who is also a poet. The couple has one son.

With fresh thoughts and writing style, her fiction expresses new realms of feminine consciousness. Her works often express a woman’s hidden urge to seek freedom in a repressed and inhibited patriarchal society. Some of her noted works include – Kadhakal, Chumbana Shabda Thaaraavali, Enne Chumbikkan Padippicha Sthreeye, Kappalinekkurichoru Vichithrapusthakam etc. She has also co-written the book - Eat Smart in India: How to Decipher the Menu, Know the Market Foods & Embark on a Tasting Adventure, aside Joan Peterson and Susan Chwae. Once she has told in an interview – Before and after her marriage, she lived two lives. Before marriage, her writings reflected such thoughts. But in real sense, the author feels she got more freedom after her marriage.

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Updated: February 05, 2016