Maya Jayapal

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Maya Jayapal
Born1941 (age 82–83)
Palakkad, Kerala, British Raj
NationalityIndian
Alma mater Mount Carmel College, Bangalore
Children

Maya Jayapal (born 1941) is an Indian historian, author, columnist, teacher, and counselor.

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Early life and education

Jayapal is from Palakkad, Kerala, India. [1] She moved from Chennai to Bengaluru to attend college in 1955, [2] [3] and graduated from Mount Carmel College, Bangalore. [4] [1] After her marriage to MP Jayapal, [5] [6] she resided in Bengaluru for a decade before moving to Jakarta, Indonesia, for 11 years and then Singapore for 13 years. [7] [5] Since 1993, Jayapal has lived in Bengaluru. [2]

Career

Jayapal is the author of several books, including Bangalore: Roots and Beyond and Bangalore: The Story of A City. [2] [8] Bangalore: The Story of A City was released in 1997 [9] [10] during the commemoration of the 460th anniversary of the city, [11] and includes her research about the Victoria Hotel [12] and the BRV theatre. [13] The book was one of the first histories of Bengaluru that specifically connected to its present, while Bangalore: Roots and Beyond contains additional research and photographs. [14] While residing in Singapore, Jayapal expanded presentations she gave on the history of Singapore into a book, [15] Old Singapore, based on collections of letters and memoirs. [16] [17] [18] [19]

Jayapal has cited Jane Austen, Amitav Ghosh, and Yaa Gyasi as influences. [15]

Personal life

Her daughter, Pramila Jayapal, is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and the first Indian-American woman elected to the House. [20] [21] [5] [22] Her elder daughter Susheela Jayapal resides in Portland, Oregon, [7] and is the first Indian-American to serve on the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners. [23]

Jayapal lives in Langford Town in Bangalore. [20]

Works

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