She began her literary life in Malayalam literature under the pen name Sreekumar.
She was one of the most active campaigners of the Save Silent Valley Movement in Kerala.
She won the first Indira Priyadarshini Vriksha Mitra Award from the Government of India for her efforts in environmental conservation and afforestation.
In 1996, she became the first chairperson of the Kerala State Women’s Commission.
Her tenure was marked by the launch of Kudumbashree Mission.
Silent Valley is an evergreen tropical forest in the Palakkad district of Kerala, India.