ഓർമ്മക്കുറിപ്പ് | Ormakkurippu

by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer

79 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1946

About the author

Vaikom Muhammad Basheer is regarded as one of the prominent literary figures ever existed in india. He was a legend in Kerala.

He was one of those outspoken figures who revolutionized Malayalam Literature, and Thus the World Literature itself with his dauntless sarcasm, satire, and black humor.

Often referred to as the Beypore Sultan (the king of Beypore) by the colleagues, he was one of the prominent figures behind the artistical, economical, and social reformation of the Kerala Culture.

His novel Shabdangal (The Voices) was once banned due to its echo that cyclonized a once feudalistic society.

He is also regarded as the translators nightmare. This is mainly because of the colloquial touch he added to his writings, which ethnically speaking would lose its humor and meaning when translated to other languages.

He was the sufi among the writers and and the greatest exponent of Gandhian Thought.

He was awarded with Padma Sri in 1982 for his overall contributions to nation as a freedom fighter, writer, and as a political activist.

Reviews

[Alosh Tom · Rating 5 out of 5]

I always loved this man... Admired him a lot and wanted to write like him. Simple and short yet complicated and comprehensive.

[Manishad Haroon · Rating 5 out of 5]

My first foray into big league Malayalam literature. This one is a short stories collection and highly recommended. Such easy language but still eye opening and gives a lot to ponder over humans and humanity. Mr. Basheer is all and more as good as I’ve heard of him all my life. All worth the hype and the easy language of his literature with its intricate inner meaning is spell binding. Looking forward to more of his and other great Malayalam authors.

[Dr. Charu Panicker · Rating 4 out of 5]

7 ചെറുകഥകളുടെ സമാഹാരം. ഓർമ്മക്കുറിപ്പ്, അമ്മ, ഭാരതമാതാ, പത്രറിപ്പോർട്ട്, ചട്ടുകാലി, പോലീസുകാരന്റെ മകൾ, കൈവിലങ്ങ് എന്നിവയാണവ. മറ്റ് ബഷീർ കഥകളെ അപേക്ഷിച്ച് സ്വല്പം പിന്നിലാണ് ഇതെന്ന് എനിക്ക് അനുഭവപ്പെട്ടു. ചട്ടുകാലിയും പോലീസുകാരനെ മകളും കുറച്ചുകൂടെ നിലവാരം പുലർത്തുന്നുണ്ട്. ഗാന്ധിജിയും ഉപ്പുസത്യാഗ്രഹവും ഇതിൽ കടന്നു വരുന്നു. പത്രറിപ്പോർട്ട് എന്ന കഥയിൽ ഒരു വൃദ്ധന്റെ ശോചനീയമായ അവസ്ഥ തുറന്നുകാട്ടുന്നു. ചട്ടുകാലി എന്ന കഥ സ്ത്രീകളെ അധിക്ഷേപിക്കുകയാണോ എന്നൊരു തോന്നൽ ഉളവാക്കിയേക്കാം.

[Abhilash · Rating 3 out of 5]

Other than the one note about his visit to Calicut to participate in Uppu Sathyagraham - oft-repeated, but I don't think any other essay has this much detail - there is nothing much to this book, esp if you have read his other works.

[Irine Dixon · Rating 3 out of 5]

അമ്മ, ഭാരതമാതാ, പത്രറിപ്പോർട്ട്, ചട്ടുകാലി, പോലീസുകാരന്റെ മകൾ, കൈവിലങ്ങ് - എന്നിങ്ങനെയുള്ള ചെറുകഥകൾ വഴി ജീവിതം, പ്രണയം യുദ്ധം, ജയിൽ, രാജ്യദ്രോഹം, സ്വാതന്ത്രം എന്നിങ്ങനെയുള്ള വിഷയങ്ങളിലൂടെ ബഷീർ നമ്മെ കൊണ്ടു പോകുന്നു....

[Santy · Rating 4 out of 5]

A collection of seven short stories of Basheer. As always, the stories are intense. All the stories revolve around the theme of freedom (except 'chattukali').