Annie Thayyil
- Novelist
- biographer
- translator
- politician
Notable works
- Christu Maricha Divasam
- Kochammini
- Molente Mon Ninte
- Hungariyil Enthindayi?
Annie Thayyil (10 November 1918 – 21 October 1993), was an Indian novelist, journalist, translator and biographer of Malayalam language and a member of the Cochin Legislative Council between 1945 and 1948. Her oeuvre comprises 78 books covering the genres of novel, biography, politics, travelogue and biblical literature. She was the secretary of the Sahitya Parishad and a member of the executive council of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi.
Biography
Annie Thayyil, née Annie Joseph,[1] was born on 10 November 1918 at Chengaloor in Pudukkad, in Thrissur district of the south Indian state of Kerala to Maliekkal Joseph and Mary.[2] She completed her schooling from Sacred Heart Convent and St Joseph's Girls High School, Karukutty and Sacred Heart Convent Girls High School, Thrissur before passing the intermediate course examination from Holy Cross College, Tiruchirapalli.[3] Returning to Kerala, she graduated in arts from Maharaja's College, Ernakulam and started her career by joining the Travancore State Service but quit the job in 1945 to successfully contest the polls to the Cochin Legislative Council; she won the seat again in the 1948 elections. She continued her political career[4] during which she unsuccessfully contested three more elections, the 1964 election to the Rajya Sabha as an Indian National Congress candidate and the 1967 and 1970 elections to the Lok Sabha as an independent candidate supported by the Communist Party of India (Marxist).[5][6] She also participated in the Vimochana Samaram of 1958–59 which led to the dismissal of the First E. M. S. Namboodiripad ministry. While pursuing a political career, she continued her studies to graduate in law and started practicing as a lawyer. In between, she ran a printing business in Kochi under the name Scholar Press, served as the secretary of Samastha Kerala Sahitya Parishad in 1960; edited two magazines, Vanitha and Prajamithram; sat in the National Commission for Minorities during 1984–85; and served as a member of the Central Social Welfare Board, Catholic Congress and the executive council of Kerala Sahitya Akademi.[7]
Thayyil wrote 78 books[8] covering the genres of novel, biography, politics, travelogue and biblical literature, of which Molente Mon Ninte (Daughter is mine, Son is yours), which criticised the orthodox views prevalent among the Catholics, became a subject of controversy.[9] She translated a number of classics of world literature such as War and Peace, Anna Karenina, The Count of Monte Cristo, Tess of the d'Urbervilles and The Holy Sinner to publish them as abridged versions, wrote the biographies of Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indira Gandhi and John F. Kennedy and published a number of travelogues[10] based on her travels to Europe in 1957 and to Israel in 1971. She published a political commentary, Hungariyil Enthundaayi? (What Happened in Hungary?)[3] and her work, Christhu Marcha Divasam (The Day Christ Died), is a work on the life of Jesus Christ, based on Biblical script.[7] Edangazhiyile kurisu was the title of her autobiography.[11]
Annie Thayyil, married to Kurien Thayyil, died on 21 October 1993, at the age of 74.[2] The Directorate of Women and Child Development of the Government of Kerala have instituted Vanita Ratnam Awards, eponymous awards honouring Annie Thayyil, along with other notable Indian women such as Akkamma Cherian, Captain Lakshmi, Kamala Surayya, Rani Lakshmi Bai, Fathima Beevi, Mrinalini Sarabhai, Mary Poonen Lukose, A. V. Kuttimalu Amma, Sukumari and Annie Mascarene.[12][13] The annual award recognizes excellence of women in various fields.[14] One of the most prominent and notable great grand children of Annie Thayyil is Veena Mendez who is one of the 100 Women of Influence in Australia making waves with her contributions in the advancement of women in Australia and also making her strides in the Energy industry.
Selected bibliography
- Annie Thayyil (1962). Onnu punchirikkan Part.1. Thayyil.
- Annie Thayyil (1969). Nammude moulikaavakashagal. K. Thayil.
- Annie Thayyil (1969). Aikyarashtra sabha. Kottayam: National Book Stall.
- Annie Thayyil (1970). Christhuvinte athbhuthangal.
- Annie Thayyil (1980). Valiyavareppatti chilathu. Ernakulam, Scholar Book Stall.
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- Annie Thayyil (1982). Sthreekal- Baibilil. Kottayam: Granthakarthri.
- Annie Thayyil (1985). Ammayum pathu makkalum. Kottayam, NBS.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Annie Thayyil (1987). Bible anudina jeevithathil. Kochi: Cardianal.
- Annie Thayyil (1989). Mary Bibile-il.
- Annie Thayyil (1989). Velipaadu. Kochi: Ladies League.
- Annie Thayyil (1990). Oru nalla vaidikante katha. Kottayam: Anne Thayyil.
- Annie Thayyil (1991). Cheruppakkaar onnichu. Kochi, Scholar Publications.
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- Annie Thayyil (1992). Oru nimisham.
Biographies
- Annie Thayyil (1971). Joan of arc. National Book Stall.
- Annie Thayyil (1986). Indira Gandhi: the soul of India. New Delhi, Heritage.
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Translations
- Annie Thayyil; Tr; Hardy, Thomas (1948). Tess. Kottayam, NBS.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Caine, Hall; Annie K Thayyil, Tr (1954). Nithya nagaram. Kottayam: Sahithyapravarthaka Sahakaranasangham. ISBN 9780000102041.
- Annie Thayyil; Tr; Mansoni, Alexandra (1984). Oru penkuttiyum randu vaidikarum. Kottayam, NBS.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Tolstoy, Leo; Annie Thayyil. Tolstoy kathakal. Kottayam: National Book Stall.
Memoirs
- Annie Thayyil (1990). Edangazhiyile kurisu: aathma katha. Kottayam, D C Books.
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See also
References
- ^ Thomas, Rosie (2021). Evan Ente Priya C.J. (in Malayalam) (3rd ed.). Kottayam: D C Books. p. 30.
- ^ a b "Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal". Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Annie Thayyil - biography". keralaliterature.com. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ J. Devika; Binitha V. Thampi (25 June 2012). New Lamps for Old?: Gender Paradoxes of Political Decentralisation in Kerala. Zubaan. pp. 91–. ISBN 978-93-81017-39-5.
- ^ Indian National Congress. All India Congress Committee (1970). From Delhi to Patna: Congress Marches Ahead. All India Congress Committee. pp. 247–.
- ^ Socialist India. Indian National Congress. All India Congress Committee. 1970. pp. 178–.
- ^ a b "Women Writers of Kerala". womenwritersofkerala.com. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "Social Background of Women Writers" (PDF). Shodhganga. 24 April 2019. pp. 128–129. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "List of works". Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ K. M. George (1972). Western Influence on Malayalam Language and Literature. Sahitya Akademi. pp. 212–. ISBN 978-81-260-0413-3.
- ^ Annie Thayyil (1990). Edangazhiyile kurisu: aathma katha. Kottayam, D C Books.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Vanita Ratna Awards to be presented today in Thiruvananthapuram". The New Indian Express. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "Govt to organise week-long celebrations for Women's Day - Times of India". The Times of India. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ "'Vanitha Rathnam' awards instituted". The Hindu. 20 December 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
Further reading
- Hemalatha Devi G. The Stray Goats of the Bazaar: A Survey of Autobiographies in Malayalam by Women. Samyukta: A Journal of Women’s Studies.
A study of the biographies of B. Kalyani Amma, Balamani Amma, Annie Thayyil, Ajitha and Madhavikkutty
- "Jubilee Agoshangal". josephpulikunnel.com. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
External links
- "Portrait commissioned by Kerala Sahitya Akademi". Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- Nalini Natarajan; Emmanuel Sampath Nelson (1996). Handbook of Twentieth-century Literatures of India. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 196–. ISBN 978-0-313-28778-7.
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