She applied for voluntary retirement from government service in June 2013 to protest against her transfer from Calicut Medical College.

Mumtaz rose to fame with her novel Barsa (2007), which was a great critical and popular success.

[4] Mumtaz's next novel, Athuram, released on 28 January 2011 at the 12th International Book Festival in Kochi,[5] also received rave reviews from critics.

A. Khader, this novel, after her acclaimed Barsa, was sure to trigger off a diverse kind of reading and interpretations as it passionately dealt with a sphere closer to Dr. Mumthas by her own experience as a medical practitioner.

"The unique style of narration that develops through the inner conflicts of characters is sure to compel the readers' attention throughout the work," he said.