C. S. Chandrika Explained

C.S. Chandrika
Birth Date:1967
Birth Place:Peringottukara, Thrissur
Occupation:Writer
Language:Malayalam
Education:PhD in Fine Arts
Alma Mater:University of Calicut
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Notable Works:Kleptomania
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Awards:Thoppil Ravi Award

C.S. Chandrika is an Indian author in Malayalam from Kerala who writes fiction and non-fiction and is also a social scientist, activist, and columnist involved in women's and human rights and environmental and development concerns.

Education

Chandrika gained a bachelor's degree in botany[1] and a master's degree in Malayalam language and literature and women studies. She has a PhD in Fine Arts from University of Calicut.[2]

Career

Chandrika has taught at the Centre for Women's Studies, Pondicherry, and has also worked widely in the area of gender and development. She is also associated with Sakhi Women's Resource Centre, Kerala.[3]

Publications

Chandrika has published both academic and fictional works. She was one of the editors of The Oxford India Anthology of Malayalam Dalit Writing, which was a collection of Malayalam Dalit writing of the 20th century.[4] [5] She won the Thoppil Ravi Award for her story collection Kleptomania in 2012.[6] The Muthukulam Parvathy Amma Award was bestowed upon her in 2010 for her essay titled "Aarthavamulla Sthreekal". Her interview along with her story was published in Malayalathinte Kathakarikal, which listed her among ten prominent Malayali women writers.[7] Many of her works have been translated into English, Tamil and Kannada languages. They include:

She had published a monograph on K. Saraswathi Amma, who was an early 20th century Malayalam feminist writer.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: C. S. Chandrika. Mathrubhumi. 15 January 2019 . en. 2019-03-14.
  2. Web site: Dr. C. S Chandrika » MSSRF CABC. www.mssrfcabc.res.in. 2019-03-14. 5 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171105170823/https://www.mssrfcabc.res.in/staff-team/chandrika/. dead.
  3. Web site: Dr. C. S Chandrika » MSSRF CABC. www.mssrfcabc.res.in. 2019-03-14. 5 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171105170823/https://www.mssrfcabc.res.in/staff-team/chandrika/. dead.
  4. News: A collection of voices that break the silence. Mohamed Nazeer. The Hindu. 30 November 2014. 7 December 2011.
  5. Web site: Mainstreaming the subaltern. Frontline.in. 30 November 2014.
  6. Web site: CS Chandrika bags Thoppil Ravi award, Kerala - Mathrubhumi English News Online. Mathrubhumi.com. 30 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141204154527/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/news/kerala/cs-chandrika-bags-thoppil-ravi-award-119660.html. 4 December 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  7. News: Top 10. The Hindu. 30 November 2014. 27 July 2012.
  8. https://www.amazon.in/PIRA-MBI-CHANDRIKA-C-S/dp/8182640040/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1417205640&sr=1-1
  9. Web site: Bhoomiyude Pathaka : C.S. Chandrika : 9788126413720. www.bookdepository.com. 2019-03-14.
  10. Web site: Puzha Books - ലേഡീസ്‌ കമ്പാര്‍ട്ട്‌മെന്റ്‌ - സി.എസ്‌. ചന്ദ്രിക - ഡി.സി. ബുക്ക്‌സ്‌. Puzha.com. 30 November 2014. 4 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141204213249/http://www.puzha.com/malayalam/bookstore/content/books/html/utf8/2785.html. dead.
  11. Book: Candrika, Si. Es.. Ent̲e paccakkarimpē. 9788126474424. Kottayam, Kerala State, India. 1014003074. 2017.
  12. Book: Candrika, Si. Es.. Klept̲t̲ōmāniya. 2011. Ḍi. Si. Buks. 9788126433025. Kottayam. 772450133.
  13. Web site: K. Saraswathiamma - sahithya Academy - Samyukta :: A Journal of Women's Studies. Deepu Balan. Samyukta.info. 30 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141207023341/http://samyukta.info/site/node/57. 7 December 2014. dead. dmy-all.

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