like Pathumayude Aadu, Aanapuda, audio book, special dictionaries encloses words used by Basheer, sketches of characters made by renowned artistes and rare photos among others. Fabi Basheer published his memoirs, Basheerinte Ediye, which details her life with her husband. Awards and honours Sahitya Akademi honoured Basheer with their fellowship in 1970, the same year as he was honoured with the distinguished fellowship by the Kerala Sahitya Akademi. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 1982 and five years later, the University of Calicut conferred on him the honorary degree of the Doctor of Letters on January 19, 1987. He received the Kerala State Film Award for Best Story for the Adoor Gopalakrishnan film, Mathilukal in 1989 and the inaugural Lalithambika Antharjanam Award in 1992 followed by the Prem Nazir Award the same year. He received two awards in 1993, the Muttathu Varkey Award and the Vallathol Award. The Thamrapathra'of the Government of India (1972), Abu Dhabi Malayala Samajam Literary Award (1982), Samskaradeepam Award (1987) and Jeddah Arangu Award (1994) were some of the other awards received by him. Mathrubhumi issued a festschrift on him, Ormmayile Basheer'' (Basheer - Reminiscences) in 2003 which featured several articles and photos and the India Post released a commemorative postage stamp, depicting his image, on January 21, 2009. Published works Novels Short stories Others Filmography References Further reading External links 1908 births 1994 deaths People from Vaikom 20th-century Indian Muslims Mappilas Writers in British India Writers from Kerala Indian independence activists from Kerala Indian male novelists Indian male short story writers Indian male essayists Indian memoirists Indian diarists Indian male screenwriters Malayali people Malayalam-language writers Recipients of the Padma Shri in literature & education Malayalam novelists Malayalam short story writers Malayalam screenwriters Malayalam-language dramatists and playwrights Kerala State Film Award winners 20th-century Indian novelists 20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights Screenwriters from Kerala 20th-century Indian musicians Indian male songwriters Indian male dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Indian essayists 20th-century Indian short story writers Gandhians 20th-century memoirists 20th-century Indian screenwriters 20th-century male musicians 20th-century diarists