Question No. (15): Minor Discourse
Based on the hints given below, prepare a profile of Vaikom Muhammad Basheer.
- Born: Abdul Rahman Muhammad Basheer, 1908, January 19, Thalayolaparambu, Vaikom, Kottayam.
- Career: Freedom Fighter, novelist, short story writer, humanist, essayist, memoir writer.
- Known as: Beypore Sultan.
- Major works: Janmadinam, Mathilukal, Balyakalasakhi, Pathummayude Aadu, etc.
- Awards and Accolades: Padma Shri (1992), Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award, Vallathol Award.
- Death: 1994, July 5.