Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
Novelist, Author
1908 – 1994
Who was Vaikom Muhammad Basheer?
Vaikom Muhammad Basheer was a Malayalam fiction writer from the state of Kerala in India. He was a humanist, freedom fighter, novelist and short story writer. He is noted for his path-breaking, disarmingly down-to-earth style of writing that made him equally popular among literary critics as well as the common man. He is regarded as one of the most successful and outstanding writers from India. Translations of his works into other languages have won him worldwide acclaim. His notable works include Balyakalasakhi, Shabdangal, Pathummayude Aadu, Mathilukal, Ntuppuppakkoranendarnnu, Janmadinam and Anargha Nimisham. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1982. He is fondly remembered as the Beypore Sultan.
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- Born
- Jan 21, 1908
Thalayolaparambu - Spouses
- Religion
- Islam
- Nationality
- India
- Profession
- Died
- Jul 5, 1994
Beypore
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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