Premalekhanam Vaikom Muhammad Basheer

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 ...

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The Hindu: ‘Mathilukalkkappuram’, premiered in the US, celebrates the life and creativity of Vaikom Muhammad Basheer

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There was Vaikom Muhammad Basheer, smoking a beedi and sitting in his armchair beneath the shade of the mangosteen tree. Beside him was his favourite gramophone. The iconic image of Malayalam ...

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‘Mathilukalkkappuram’, premiered in the US, celebrates the life and creativity of Vaikom Muhammad Basheer

MSN: Under the Mangosteen Tree: Perch theatre revives Vaikom Muhammad Basheer’s timeless tales on stage

Under the Mangosteen Tree: Perch theatre revives Vaikom Muhammad Basheer’s timeless tales on stage

The Hindu: Memorial for Vaikom Muhammad Basheer to be opened in Beypore on January 24

‘Aakasha Mittayi’, a memorial for writer Vaikom Muhammad Basheer, will be thrown open at Beypore in Kozhikode on Saturday (). Minister for Tourism and Public Works P.A. Mohamed Riyas, ...

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Memorial for Vaikom Muhammad Basheer to be opened in Beypore on January 24

Vaikom Muhammad Basheer (21 January 1908 – 5 July 1994), popularly referred to as the Beypore Sultan, was an Indian writer of Malayalam literature, a humanist and a freedom fighter in the Indian national movement.

Basheer is a direct Quranic name for boys that means “bringer of good news”, “bringer of glad tidings”, and it is one of the words that the Quran uses to describe Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.

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