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Indu Menon is an acclaimed Indian novelist and short story writer. She was awarded the Central Sahitya Award for Young Writers in 2014, and was recognized by India Today as one of India's Upcoming Writers in 2015. In 2005, India Today also selected her as one of the twenty young talents of Kerala. Several of Menon's stories have been adapted into films, including "Father and Virgin", which was screened at the Cannes International Film Festival in France in 2009. Her short film "You Can't Step Twice in the Same River" won an award at the River to River Festival in Italy in 2010. Additionally, "Mrigam" premiered at the Marché du Film Film Market in conjunction with the Cannes International Film Festival in 2011.
Indu Menon | |
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Born | 13 June 1980 44) | (age
Spouse | Rupesh Paul |
Children | 2 |
Menon was born on June 13, 1980. She married Malayalam film director and poet Rupesh Paul. They have a daughter Gowri Maria and a son Adithya.[1]
Menon is a lecturer in Sociology and Anthropology at the Kerala Institute for Research Training and Development Studies (KIRTADS).[2][3]
In 2024, she claimed that she had ghost-written several PhDs for up to 3 lakhs (£2,750) each; she later retracted the claim.[4] An official complaint was lodged against her in June 2024.[5]
She has also won the Central Sahitya Award for Young Writers, the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Geetahiranyan Award, the Anganam Award, the EP Sushama Endowment and the Galleria Gallant Award.[8][9]
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