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Vaikom Muhammad Basheer (21 January 1908 – 5 July 1994), popularly referred to as Beypore Sulthan, was an Indian writer of Malayalam literature, a humanist and an Indian independence activist.
- Mathilukal
- Premalekhanam
- Ntuppuppakkoranendarnnu
- Pathummayude Aadu
- Balyakalasakhi
Mathilukal is a melancholic love story set against a chaotic pre-independence political milieu. It is said to be Basheer’s own story. A prisoner falls in love with a convict woman who is serving a life sentence. High walls separate them. They do not see each other but communicate through codes and signs. Their lives are suddenly filled with excitem...
Premalekhanam is, in essence, a love story between a man and a woman. Keshavan Nair writes a love letter to Saramma an orthodox Christian girl, asking for her hand in marriage. Keshavan tries to impress the sarcastic Saramma. He offers her a job which is to love him for a day pay of Rs 20. Initially, Saramma rejects him and taunts him in numerous w...
This work of fiction is a timeless epitome of how a book can instigate transformation in the societal norms. It said to be the most celebrated short novel of Vaikom Mohammed Basheer. The story is about a girl brought up in an orthodox atmosphere. She grows into a young woman and tries to evaluate the narrow-minded dogma, values and practices around...
In Pathummayude Aadu, Basheer lives with a large extended family. He is being continually distracted from his writing because of noise and chaos. Basheer’s mother, his siblings and their families live together. Complementing this situation are herds of domestic animals who treat the house as their own. This book portrays a fragment of the author’s ...
Balyakalasakhi is a beautiful bittersweet story which definitely makes readers travel back to their childhood and its nostalgic memories. Majeed and Suhra, two childhood friends see their close bond sprout into romance in adolescence. Majeed’s rich father sends him to town to study despite him being not so bright in studies. On the other hand, Suhr...
- പാത്തുമ്മായുടെ ആട് | Pathummayude Aadu by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer.
- ബാല്യകാലസഖി | Balyakalasakhi by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer.
- പ്രേമലേഖനം | Premalekhanam by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer.
- ന്റുപ്പുപ്പാക്കൊരാനേണ്ടാർന്ന്! | Ntuppuppaakkoraanendaarnnu! by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer.
Jan 21, 2022 · Basheer, the writer. The hunt for a job landed him in writing short stories for a paper called Jayakesari. He soon launched his own weekly called ‘Pauranadam’ (The Citizens’ Voice) in an attempt to carry on his criticism against the state and colonial powers.
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Jul 5, 1994 · Vaikom Muhammad Basheer is regarded as one of the prominent literary figures ever existed in india. He was a legend in Kerala. He was one of those outspoken figures who revolutionized Malayalam Literature, and Thus the World Literature itself with his dauntless sarcasm, satire, and black humor.
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- July 5, 1994
- January 21, 1908
Jul 6, 2020 · No one has so far proclaimed Basheer as a philosopher; but he was, in fact, a philosopher of goodness. He once defined “goodness” as the act of “giving a little water to a welted plant or giving food to a hungry being”. It is these simple acts of goodness that he practiced and propagated through his writings.
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Jul 12, 2018 · It was this homespun wisdom that set Vaikom Muhammad Basheer, the 'Bepur Sultan', apart from his contemporaries, remaining a literary giant even 24 years after his death. He is a rarity—a writer known as the son of two lands (Bepur and Vaikom).
