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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]He has received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award 2022 of 50,000 Rupees.

References

  1. ^ Duggal, Kartar Singh (1980). Literary encounters. Marwah Publications. p. 210. OCLC 7121336.
  2. ^ Ayyappapanicker, K. (1990). A perspective of Malayalam literature. Annu Chithra Publications. p. 129. OCLC 25093568.
  3. ^ "Hindutva voices force Kerala scholar to stop Ramayana column in newspaper". The Indian Express. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  4. ^ "M M Basheer | KERALA EDITOR". Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Award winners". The Hindu. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  6. ^ "അബുദാബി ശക്തി അവാര്‍ഡുകള്‍ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു". Deshabhimani. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
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