Chandramathi

Chandramathi
Born (1954-01-17) 17 January 1954 (age 70)
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Pen nameChandramathi
Occupation
LanguageEnglish, Malayalam
NationalityIndian
Alma materUniversity of Kerala
Notable awardsPadmarajan Puraskaram, Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award
Website
chandrikabalan.com

Chandrika Balan (born 17 January 1954) is an Indian writer who has published books in English and Malayalam, under the pen name Chandramathi, ചന്ദ്രമതി in Malayalam. She is a writer of fiction, a translator,[1] and critic in English and Malayalam.[2] Chandramathi has published four books in English and 20 in Malayalam, including 12 collections of short stories, an anthology of medieval Malayalam poetry, two collections of essays, two memoirs, and five books translated from English. The Malayalam film Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela was based on her book.[3]

  1. ^ Dutt, Kartik Chandra (1999). Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M. Sahitya Akademi. p. 220. ISBN 9788126008735.
  2. ^ Zide, Arlene R. K., ed. (1993). In their own voice: The Penguin anthology of contemporary Indian women poets. Penguin Books. p. 251. ISBN 9780140156430.
  3. ^ "'Njandukalude Naattil Oridavela' borrows it's [sic] title from literature!". The Times of India. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2020.