Sara Aboobacker

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Sara Aboobacker


Born
in Kasaragod, Kerala, India
June 30, 1936

Died
January 10, 2023

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Sara Aboobacker (30 June 1936 – 10 January 2023) was an Indian Kannada writer of novels and short stories, and a translator.

Sara was born in Kasaragod, Kerala on 30 June 1936, to Pudiyapuri Ahmad and Zainabi Ahmad. She had four brothers. She was one of the first girls in her community of Muslim families in Kasaragod to be educated, graduating from a local Kannada school. She was married after school, and went on to have four sons. Aboobacker once stated that her desire to further her education was constrained by community norms that restricted female access to higher education, and that she was only able to obtain a library membership in 1963.

Sara's books largely focus on the lives of Muslim women living in the Kasaragod region, bordering
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Average rating: 3.9 · 89 ratings · 17 reviews · 5 distinct worksSimilar authors
Breaking Ties

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hoththu kanthuva munna

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ಸಹನಾ | Sahana

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ಸುಳಿ - Suli

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