The Asan Memorial Association & Prakriti Foundation invite you to

A Discussion on the life and works of Vaikom Muhammad Basheer

"Remembering the Sultan"

As part of 'Under the Mangosteen Tree'

Presented by Perch

A festival to celebrate the centenary of Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
Legendary Malayalam novelist & short story writer

Venue: The Asan Memorial Association. Cochin House. 1, Anderson Road, Egmore.

PROGRAMME:

READING
From Basheer's works (English and Malayalam)

DISCUSSION
A discussion on the works of Vaikom Mohammed Basheer, and sharing of personal anecdotes about Basheer by invited participants

FILM SCREENING
'Basheer Enna Manushan' (Basheer the Man)', a 28 minute documentary directed by M.A. Rahman, winner of Best Documentary Film at the Kerala State Film Awards, 1987

Followed by Tea and Snacks

Invited Participants
Prof. R.E Asher - Linguist and translator of Basheer's works to English
M.T. Vasudevan Nair - Malayalam writer & filmmaker
Sukumar Azhikode - Social activist, writer, & critic
Dr. M.N. Karassery - Writer & Professor, Dept of Malayalam, University of Calicut
M.A. Rahman - Filmmaker
Dr. Rajendra Babu - Head of Department, Malayalam, Madras University
Anees Basheer - Son of Basheer
E.K. Purushottam - Professor of Malayalam
Dr. G Prabha - Head of Department of Oriental Languages, Loyola College, Chennai
Dr. Ajay Kumar - Malayalam Teacher, Kerala Vidyalayam Higher Secondary School.