Khadija Mumtaz (born 1955) is a Malayalam author from Kerala state, India. She is a medical doctor by profession and is known for her second novel Barsa which won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 2010.
Personal life She applied for voluntary retirement from government service in June 2013 to protest against her transfer from Calicut Medical College.
Literary career 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."Barsa—a story unveiling truths" . DC Books. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013. The book, which won critical acclaim for its forceful but humorous presentation of the restrictions under which Muslim women are forced to live. It won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for the year 2010."Sahitya Akademi fellowships, awards presented" . The Hindu. 13 February 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2012. Mumtaz's next novel, Athuram, released on 28 January 2011 at the 12th International Book Festival in Kochi."Reading habit poor in State" . The Hindu. 29 January 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2008.
Bibliography Athmatheerthangalil Munginivarnnu (Novel, Current Books, Thrissur, 2004) Barsa (Novel, DC Books, Kottayam, 2007) Translated to English, Tamil & Kannada Doctor Daivamalla (Memoirs, DC Books, Kottayam, 2009) Athuram (Novel, DC Books, Kottayam, 2010) Sargam, Samooham (Essays, Bookpoint, Kozhikode, 2011) Balyathil Ninnu Irangi Vanna Oral (Short stories, Piano Publications, Kozhikode, 2011)"New publishing house " . The Hindu. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2012. Mathrukam (Scientific literature, DC Books, Kottayam, 2012) Purushanariyatha Sthreemukhangal (Essays, Mathrubhumi Books, Kozhikode, 2012) Pirakkum munbe karuthalode (Science fiction, Current Books, Thrissur, 2013) Neettiyezhuthukal (Novel, DC Books, Kottayam, 2017) Naam Jeevitham Chuttedukkunnavar (Short Stories, Granma Books, Kozhikode, 2017) Khayalat (Articles, Space Kerala Publications, Kozhikode, 2017) Pranayam, Laingigatha, Sthree vimochanam (Articles, Olive Publications, Kozhikode, 2018)
Awards 2008: K. V. Surendranath Literary Award for Barsa"Surendranath awards" . The Hindu. 11 September 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2013. 2010: Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Barsa 2010: Cherukad Award for Barsa 2018: Thrissur Sahithya Vedi Award for Neettiyezhuthukal
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