Who was vaikkom muhammed basheer ? mention some features of his writing.
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Vaikom Muhammad Basheer was a Malayalam fiction writer from the state of Kerala in India. He was a humanist, freedom fighter, novelist and short story writer. He is noted for his path-breaking, disarmingly down-to-earth style of writing that made him equally popular among literary critics as well as the common man. He is regarded as one of the most successful and outstanding writers from India. Translations of his works into other languages have won him worldwide acclaim.[3] His notable works include Balyakalasakhi, Shabdangal, Pathummayude Aadu, Mathilukal, Ntuppuppakkoranendarnnu, Janmadinam and Anargha Nimisham. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1982. He is fondly remembered as the Beypore Sultan.
Vaikkon Muhammad Basheer was one of the early Muslim writers in Malayalam.
The three specialfeatures of the hovels written by him are
(i) Most of his work were based on his own rich personal experience.
(ii) He wrote about his days as a vendor of his own books.
(iii) He wrote the short novels and stories in the ordinary ’ language of conversation.