Famous Malayalam Writers – B. Indira
Publications by B. Indira
Among Famous Malayalam Writers, B. Indira has built a distinctive literary journey through decades of writing across novels, children’s literature, poetry, travelogues, autobiography, short stories, reflections, and other literary works. Her publications bring together personal experience, imagination, social observation, memory, and everyday life. This page presents her published works in one place, helping readers explore the range of subjects, genres, and ideas that have shaped her contribution to Malayalam literature over the years.
Explore 55 books across genres, memories, and a lifetime of writing.
A Literary Journey Across Genres
Across decades of writing, B. Indira has created a rich body of work spanning novels, children’s literature, poetry, travelogues, autobiography, short stories, reflections, and more. Her 58 published books reflect a wide range of experiences, memories, emotions, and observations of life, offering readers a meaningful view of her literary journey, creative range, and enduring voice in Malayalam literature.
Novels
Stories become memorable when they feel close to life. Through her Malayalam novels, B. Indira explores relationships, emotions, social realities, memory, conflict, and personal choices. Her writing reflects the complexities of human behaviour and everyday life, creating novels that connect with readers through experience, feeling, and reflection.
Maaralakal
September 2023
Prabhatham Printing & Publishing Co. (P) Ltd
Padmavathy
September 2023
Prabhatham Printing & Publishing Co. (P) Ltd
Pravasthile Kazhuthakal
March 2022
Prabhatham Printing & Publishing Co. (P) Ltd
Oru Chuzhalikkattinte Ormayku
December 2020
Prabhatham Printing & Publishing Co. (P) Ltd
Pattikalude Lokam
May 2019
Prabhatham Printing & Publishing Co. (P) Ltd
Poochayude Kannamthiruvukal
March 2022
Prabhatham Printing & Publishing Co. (P) Ltd
Moonnamyamathinte Kavalkkar
January 2017
Melinda Books
Towards the Ocean of Dreams
August 2015
Bhashasangamam
Athiyan
September 2014
Melinda Books
Theyyvangal
April 2014
Sahithya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society Ltd
Prithvisutha
October 2012
Melinda Books
Ammakkala
March 2012
Melinda Books
Swapnathil Ninnum Swapnathilekku
April 2004
Current Books
Children’s Literature
A child’s imagination often begins with a story that stays in the heart. Through her Malayalam children’s literature, B. Indira brings together imagination, curiosity, values, humour, learning, and everyday experiences. Her books encourage young readers to think, feel, explore, and enjoy reading through stories created with warmth and understanding.
Gajakanthe Ratnangal
December 2024
Oruma Publications
Snehapookkal
August 2024
Prabhatham Printing & Publishing Co. (P) Ltd
Mooshikaneliyum Marjaran Poochayum
April 2023
Melinda Books
Kunjamanum
Kuttayiyum
December 2022
Melinda Books
Rakshasanum Rajakumariyum
November 2022
Prabhatham Printing & Publishing Co. (P) Ltd
Arivinte Kauthuka Nurungukal
December 2021
Prabhatham Printing & Publishing Co. (P) Ltd
B. Indirayude Therenjedutha Kuttikkadhakal
July 2021
Melinda Books
Thommayyanum
Bhuthavum
August 2019
Prabhatham Printing & Publishing Co. (P) Ltd
Operation
Je Re
June 2019
Prabhatham Printing & Publishing Co. (P) Ltd
Shine
December 2018
Prabhatham Printing & Publishing Co. (P) Ltd
Jooly
April 2018
Melinda Books
Appuppan Ammumma
July 2013
Melinda Books
Pokkattadikkarante Makan
July 2013
Melinda Books
The Boneman-2
October 2012
Unma Publications
Ettiveluchekuthan
February 2012
Unma Publications
Kakkakkuttan
B. Indira
January 2012
Unma Publications
Undanum Undiyum Puliyachanum
December 2011
Unma Publications
Simhavum
Kurukkanum
November 2011
Mambazham (DC Books)
Kantharichekkanum Katturumbukuttiyum
April 2008
Penbooks Pvt. Ltd
The Boneman (Vol 1)
November 2005
Penbooks Pvt. Ltd
Kakkakkuttan
February 2000
State Institute of Children’s Literature
Adithyan Pillayum Aanacharum
June 1999
State Institute of Children’s Literature
Children’s Literature Collection
Decades of writing for children come together in one meaningful collection. Published in three volumes, B. Indira ’s Children’s Literature Collection brings together selected works shaped by imagination, curiosity, values, humour, and learning. The collection preserves her contribution to Malayalam children’s literature while introducing these stories to new generations of young readers.
B. Indirayude Balasahithyakrithikal
(Vol-1)
June 2025
Melinda Books
B. Indirayude Balasahithyakrithikal
(Vol-2)
June 2025
Melinda Books
B. Indirayude Balasahithyakrithikal
(Vol-3)
June 2025
Melinda Books
Autobiography
Some stories can only be told by the person who lived them. In her autobiographical writing, B. Indira reflects on life, work, memories, relationships, loss, learning, and personal change. These books offer readers an intimate view of the experiences that shaped her journey as a Malayalam author and former librarian.
Erinjadarnna
Jeevakanangal
February 2026
Melinda Books
Alquarathile Udayasthamayangal
February 2026
Melinda Books
Oru Assistant Librarian Iruttathu Nadakkunnu
February 2026
Melinda Books
Horror Novels
Fear becomes more powerful when it grows from the familiar. Through her Malayalam horror novels, B. Indira explores mystery, suspense, unsettling emotions, hidden fears, and unexpected turns. These works move beyond simple scares, drawing readers into dark situations, psychological tension, and stories where uncertainty keeps every page alive.
Chempattu
April 2026
Unma Publications
Moonnu Rathrikal
September 2022
Unma Publications
Travelogue
A journey becomes more meaningful when places turn into memories and stories. Through her Malayalam travelogues, B. Indira captures people, landscapes, cultures, observations, and personal experiences encountered along the way. Her travel writing moves beyond destinations, offering readers a reflective view of journeys, discovery, and the world through a writer’s eyes.
Austrelia Verumoru Rajyamalla
June 2020
Melinda Books
Brunei Yathrayude Vasandam
July 2013
Unma Publications
Poetry
Some emotions find their truest expression in poetry. Through her Malayalam poetry, B. Indira brings together love, memory, relationships, reflection, pain, hope, and everyday life. Her poems turn personal feeling into shared experience, giving readers a quiet space to pause, connect, remember, and reflect.
Ethiroli
July 2022
Vinimaya Women of Letters
Sangha Kavitha
March 2017
Prabhatam Printing & Publishing Co. (P) Ltd
Pranayamen Bharyayodalla
October 2015
Oruma Publications
Paykkinavu
January 2007
Indu Publications
Animal Stories
Animals often become unforgettable characters when stories give them life, feeling, and purpose. Through her Malayalam animal stories, B. Indira blends imagination, humour, curiosity, values, and gentle lessons, creating engaging narratives that help young readers connect with nature, animals, relationships, and the joy of storytelling.
Elikal
February 2019
Prabhatam Printing & Publishing Co. (P) Ltd
Ka Ka Kakka
October 2018
Melinda Books
Narration of Real Incidents
Real life often carries stories more powerful than fiction. Through her narration of real incidents, B. Indira reflects on people, experiences, unexpected moments, emotions, and social realities drawn from life. These works turn lived experiences into meaningful narratives that invite readers to observe, understand, question, and reflect.
Asupathrikkadakal
December 2017
Oruma Publications
Vishvasikkam Avishvasikkam
February 2009
Vaikhari Books
Articles
Some thoughts need more space than a story can hold. Through her Malayalam articles and essays, B. Indira reflects on society, literature, life, people, values, and personal observations. These writings combine experience, opinion, reflection, and social awareness, offering readers thoughtful perspectives on the world around them.
B. Indirayude Lekhanangal
January 2024
Oruma Publications
Nishapdha Nilavilikal
October 2015
Oruma Publications
Other Literary Works
Some writings come from observation, some from imagination, and some from memory. Across her study, short stories, and memoir, B. Indira explores life, people, experiences, social realities, and personal reflections, bringing together research, storytelling, and lived memories in forms that inform, engage, and connect with readers.
Study
Kattarivukal
B. Indira
October 2021
Prabhatham Printing & Publishing Co. (P) Ltd
Short Stories
Aaro Oraal
B. Indira
October 2006
Penbooks Pvt. Ltd
Memoir
Orammayude Ormakkurippukal
April 2005
Penbooks Pvt. Ltd
Writing
Recognition
Writing
Genres
Woman Novelist in Kerala – B. Indira
Stories, Memories and a Voice That Endures
Every book adds another layer to the literary world of B. Indira — a world shaped by people, places, relationships, memories, imagination, and everyday life. Across novels, poetry, children’s literature, travelogues, autobiography, short stories, and reflections, her writing reveals both the diversity of her interests and the consistency of a voice developed over decades.
As a Woman Novelist in Kerala, B. Indira represents a literary journey that continues to grow through books, ideas, personal experiences, and social observation. Her publications offer readers more than individual stories; together, they form a wider portrait of a writer whose work remains closely connected to Malayalam literature, human emotion, childhood, travel, memory, and lived experience.