Vaikom Muhammad Basheer

 Muhammad Basheer (1908 - 1994) who is fondly remembered as Beypore Sultan is a humanist, freedom fighter, novelist and short-story writer hailing from Kerala. He is noted for his disarmingly down-to-earth style of writing that made him equally popular among literary critics as well as the common man. His notable works include Balyakalasakhi, Shabdangal, Pathummayude Aadu, Mathilukal, Ntuppuppakkoranendarnnu, Janmadinam and Anargha Nimisham. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1982.