Vaikom Muhammad Basheer

Known for: Writer
Date of birth: 1908. January 19.
Place of birth: Thalayolaparambu, Vaikom, Kottayam district, Travancore

Vaikom Muhammad Basheer (Malayalam:വൈക്കം മുഹമ്മദ്‌ ബഷീർ) (19 January 1908 – 5 July 1994) 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-bre...