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.
Academic career
Menon is a lecturer in Sociology and Anthropology at the Kerala Institute for Research Training and Development Studies (KIRTADS).
Controversy
In 2024, she claimed that she had ghost-written several PhDs for up to 3 lakhs (ã2,750) each; she later retracted the claim. An official complaint was lodged against her in June 2024.
Awards and honours
Bibliography
Novels
- Kappalinekkurichoru Vichithrapusthakam (2015)
- Janafress Oru Kodiya Kamukan (2021)
Collections of short stories
- The Lesbian Cow (2002)
- Sangh parivar (2005)
- 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
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)
- Avar Chaayam thekkaatha Chavittu Padikalilirunnu Cholam Thinnumpol (2003)
- Anuragaththinte Pusthakam (2007)
- Nammute Raktham (2021) (Tribal Poetry)
- Janafress (Arabic) (2020)
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
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