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Vaikom Muhammad Basheer

Born
Jan 19, 1908 · Aged 86
Died
Jul 5, 1994
Place of birth
Thalayolaparambu, Vaikom, Kottayam district, Travancore
Gender
Male
Movie credits
2
TV credits
0
Also known as (3)
  • വൈക്കം മുഹമ്മദ്‌ ബഷീർ
  • Abdul Rahman Muhammad Basheer
  • Beypore Sultan

Biography

Vaikom Muhammad Basheer (Malayalam:വൈക്കം മുഹമ്മദ്‌ ബഷീർ) (19 January 1908 – 5 July 1994) 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.[3][better source needed] Translations of his works into other languages have won him worldwide acclaim.[3] His notable works…