Indu Menon (b. 13 June 1980 ) is an Indian

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writer. In 2014, he received the Central Sahitya Award for Young Writers. In 2015, India Today selected her as one of India's Upcoming Writers. In 2005, India Today selected her as one of the twenty young talents of Kerala. Some of Indu Menon's stories have been made into films. In 2009, Father and Virgin was screened at the Cannes International Film Festival in France. In 2010, the short film You Can't Step Twice in the Sime River was screened at the River to River Festival in Italy and won an award. In 2011, the film Mrigam premiered at the Marché du Film Film Market in conjunction with the Cannes International Film Festival.

Early life

Indu married Malayalam film director and poet

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. Rupesh and Indu have a daughter Gowri Maria and a son Adithya.

Awards and honours

* 2003: Janapriya Puraskaram - ''The Lesbian Cow'' * 2004: EP sushama Endowment - ''Yoshithayurakkangal ''

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)

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

External links

Blogger profile

Interview with Menon
at DC Books (in

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