C S Meenakshi

C. S. Meenakshi is an Indian engineer, writer and public speaker from Kozhikode, Kerala. She has received several awards including the G.N. Pillai Award that was given by the Kerala Sahitya Akademi, the O. V. Vijayan Literary Award, the Kerala Science and Technology Council's Popular Writing Award, the Kerala Film Critics Association's Mannarakkayam Baby Award for Best Film Book, and the Kerala State Film Award for Best Book on Cinema.

Biography C. S. Meenakshi C.S. was born on 28th March 1962. She is a native of Kozhikode. After completing degree in Civil engineering from Government Engineering College, Thrissur, she worked in Neyveli Lignite Corporation, Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation, Kerala Water Authority and retired from the Kerala Local Self Government Department as the Executive Engineer.

Personal life Meenakshi is married to Ajith Kumar, a retired superintending engineer from the Irrigation Department, poet and documentary director. The book by Meenakshi, a civil engineer, has been foreword by Anand, a writer and civil engineer. The book has six chapters. The first two chapters discuss various topics such as the history of the survey, the colonial interests behind the survey, and how the survey helped the British occupation.

The book Penpattu Tarakal is divided into three sections: Uravakal, Pennuruvakal, and Uriyadal. In the first section, Uravakal, the author explains how gender roles work in music. In this, the author argues with reason that from the Puranas to the philosophers and social reformers known in Kerala history, women have been objectified. In the second chapter of Uravakal, discussions about women's participation in non-cinematic music genres in Kerala come to the fore.

Acting career Meenakshi played the role of a teacher in 'Bhagyalakshmi', directed by Sajinlal, with journalist Babu Velappay's story and screenplay written. This book also received the Kerala Science and Technology Council's Popular Writing Award, and the O. V. Vijayan Literary Award. In 2024, her book Penpattu Tharakal, received the Kerala State Film Award for Best Book on Cinema.