About M. M. Basheer
Born 1940. M. M. Basheer is an Indian writer and literary critic.
M. M. Basheer is a Malayalam literary critic who has written more than forty critical works on Malayalam poetry, short stories and novels. 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. Basheer’s series on Ramayana has been a regular feature during the Malayalam month of Karkidakam which is observed as ‘Ramayana month’. His work Thiricharivukal received the Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award for Literary Criticism (Thayat Award) in 2014. In 2022, he received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Fellowship.
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Who is M. M. Basheer?
Indian writer
When was M. M. Basheer born?
M. M. Basheer was born on 18 September 1940.
What is M. M. Basheer's occupation?
M. M. Basheer is a writer and literary critic.
What nationality is M. M. Basheer?
M. M. Basheer is Indian.
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