Maya Jayapal

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

Early life and education Maya Jayapal is a Malayali from Palakkad, Kerala, India. She moved from Chennai to Bengaluru to attend college in 1955, and graduated from Mount Carmel College, Bangalore. she resided in Bengaluru for a decade before moving to Jakarta, Indonesia, for 11 years and then Singapore for 13 years. Since 1993, Jayapal has lived in Bengaluru. Bangalore: The Story of A City was released in 1997 during the commemoration of the 460th anniversary of the city, and includes her research about the Victoria Hotel and the BRV theatre. 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. While residing in Singapore, Jayapal expanded presentations she gave on the history of Singapore into a book, Old Singapore, based on collections of letters and memoirs.

Jayapal has cited Jane Austen, Amitav Ghosh, and Yaa Gyasi as influences. Her elder daughter Susheela Jayapal resides in Portland, Oregon,

Maya Jayapal lives in Langford Town in Bangalore.

Works Old Singapore (1992) Old Jakarta (1993) Bangalore: The story of a city (1997) Bangalore: Roots and Beyond (2014)