Mangalore: Renowned writer Sara Abubakar (87) passed away at her residence on Tuesday (Jan. 10).
The celebrity writer and poet is the mother of Shamsudeen, AEC 1980 Batch. Shamsudeen is an Exe Engr in the Karnataka PWD. She had settled down in Mangaluru’s Hat Hill. The last rites will be performed at the graveyard of the Zeenat Baksh Masjid in Bunder area in the city around 8 pm.
Born and brought up on June 30, 1936 in Kasaragod in the border region, she had the idea of women’s equality and women’s empowerment.
Ms. Aboobacker shot to fame with her first novel Chandragiriya Teeradalli in 1981, which has also been translated into many languages including English as Breaking Ties. The story of young Nadira’s struggles in a stifling and patriarchal set up, it was initially serialised in Lankesh Patrike edited by P. Lankesh and later brought out as a novel. This has also been adapted into a play.
Chandragiriya Thiradalli and many of her later books were consistently critical of patriarchy and customs that hindered a woman’s freedom. Among her other important works are Sahana, Vajragalu and Panjara. She was known for her straight forward and realistic style of narration that documented the lives of women around her as she saw them, particularly in coastal Karnataka and Kerala. She also translated from Malayalam into Kannada.
Many awards including Karnataka Rajyotsava award, Nadoja, Karnataka Sahitya academy honorary award, Dana Chintamani Attimabbe award, B Sarojadevi award of Kannada Parishad, Vardhamana award, Matoshree Ratnamma Heggade award, Sandesha award, Anupama award, Masti award, Nripatunga award etc are conferred on Sara Aboobacker.
She wrote Sahana, Vajragalu, Kadanavirama, Suliyalli Sikkavaru, Paravaha Suli, Tala Odeda Doni, Panjara, Ilijaru, Kanike etc novels. She has written compilation of stories like Chappaligalu, Payana and other stories, Ardharathriyalli Huttida Koosu and Khedda. Her radio dramas include Kamarida Kanasu, Magalu Huttidalu, Theladuva Modagalu, Thala and Heegu Ondu Baduku. Lekana Guccha, Manomi, Bale, Naninnu Nidrisuve are her translations. She has also written a travelogue named Aisharamadalli.
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