M. M. Basheer Explained

M. M. Basheer is a Malayalam literary critic who has written more than forty critical works on Malayalam poetry, short stories and novels.^{[1] [2]} He has also been awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award Fellowship of 2022.

Life

M M Basheer was set to write a series of newspaper columns on the Ramayana in the Malayalam daily Mathrubhumi from August.^[3] Basheer’s series on Ramayana has been a regular feature during the Malayalam month of Karkidakam which is observed as ‘Ramayana month’.^[4] His work Thiricharivukal received the Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award for Literary Criticism (Thayat Award) in 2014.^{[5] [6]} In 2022, he received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Fellowship.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Book: Duggal, Kartar Singh . Kartar Singh Duggal

   . Literary encounters . Kartar Singh Duggal. 210 . 1980 . Marwah Publications . 7121336 .

2. Book: Ayyappapanicker, K. . K. Ayyappapanicker

   . A perspective of Malayalam literature . K. Ayyappapanicker . 129 . 1990 . Annu Chithra Publications . 25093568 .

3. Web site: 2015-09-04. Hindutva voices force Kerala scholar to stop Ramayana column in newspaper. 2021-10-05. The Indian Express. en.
4. Web site: M M Basheer KERALA EDITOR. 2021-10-05. en-US.
5. News: Award winners . . 30 June 2015 . 3 January 2023 .
6. News: അബുദാബി ശക്തി അവാര്‍ഡുകള്‍ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു . . 30 June 2015 . 3 January 2023 .
7. News: Kerala Sahitya Akademi fellowships for M M Basheer, N Prabhakaran . . 1 July 2023 . 14 August 2024.