Khadeeja Mumthas (born 1955) is a Malayalam author from Kerala state, India. She is a medical doctor by profession and is probably best known in the Kerala literary circles for her second novel Barsa which won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 2010.
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Born | 1955 Kattoor, Thrissur district, Kerala state, India |
Occupation | Doctor, Creative Writer, essayist, Professor |
Language | Malayalam |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | St. Joseph's College, Irinjalakuda, Calicut Medical College |
Notable works | Barsa, Aathuram, Mathrukam |
Notable awards | Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award 2010 Barsa |
Born in Kattoor in Thrissur district, Khadeeja Mumthas completed her Pre-degree course (PDC) from St. Joseph's College, Irinjalakuda and received her MBBS degree from Calicut Medical College.[citation needed] She mastered in gynaecology and is a registered medical practitioner and has been working in Calicut Medical College as Professor in gynaecology and obstetrics.[citation needed] She applied for voluntary retirement from government service in June 2013 to protest against her transfer from Calicut Medical College at the fag end of her service.[1] She is presently the Vice Chairman of Kerala Sahithya Akademy and is also selected as one of the Academic council member, Thunchathezhuthachan Malayalam university, Tirur, Kerala. She is also a visiting professor in O&G, Malabar Medical College, Modakkallur, Kozhikode.[citation needed]
Mumtaz started her literary career with Athmatheerthangalil Munginivarnnu, which was first published as a serial novel in Chandrika weekly and later as a book by Current Books in 2004. Mumtaz rose to fame with her novel Barsa (2007), which was a great critical and popular success.[2] The book, which won critical acclaim for its forceful but humorous presentation of the restrictions under which Muslim women are forced to live, was hailed a milestone in Malayalam literature.[3] It won the prestigious Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for the year 2010.[4] Mumtaz's next novel, Athuram, released on 28 January 2011 at the 12th International Book Festival in Kochi,[5] also received rave reviews from critics. According to renowned writer U. A. Khader, this novel, after her acclaimed Barsa, was sure to trigger off a diverse kind of reading and interpretations as it passionately dealt with a sphere closer to Dr. Mumthas by her own experience as a medical practitioner. "The unique style of narration that develops through the inner conflicts of characters is sure to compel the readers' attention throughout the work," he said.[6]
In 2012, she published a collection of essays on gynaecology titled Mathrukam.[citation needed] She has also published a collection of her memoirs as a doctor under the title Doctor Daivamalla. She is also a notable columnist writing articles in various magazines.[citation needed]
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