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'''Pulath Pulikkottil Hyder''' (born in 1879 at [[Wandoor]]) was a popular poet who composed short songs in Arabi-Malayalam on topics of common interest, often attacking social evils. His simple lyrics on ordinary life of the Mappilas defied the traditional patterns of Mappilappattu thus giving him the name "The [[Kunchan Nambiar]] of Mappilappattu". In ''Vellappokka Maala'', he describes a heavy flood that affected all throughout the Malabar, Mysore and Travancore. The sufferings of common men in the flood are depicted beautifully using only ordinary Malayalam vocabulary.<ref name="mlpgov">{{cite web |url=http://www.mlp.kerala.gov.in/heri.htm |title=The Official Website of Malappuram District |accessdate=2010-11-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100629045500/http://www.mlp.kerala.gov.in/heri.htm |archivedate=2010-06-29 }}</ref> The ''Pulikkotil Hyder Smaraka Puraskaram'', instituted by the ''Mahakavi Moyinkutty Vaidyar Smaraka Committee'' and given to personalities who have contributed to the art of ''Mappilappattu'' is named after him.<ref name="Briefly">{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/03/09/stories/2005030911560400.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108160300/http://www.hindu.com/2005/03/09/stories/2005030911560400.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=2012-11-08 | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=Briefly | date=2005-03-09}}</ref> The foundation for a memorial for the poet was laid in his hometown [[Wandoor]] by former [[Chief Minister of Kerala]] [[C.H. Mohammed Koya]] in April 1979, but the work has remained incomplete ever since.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.keralanewslive.com/php/showNewsDetails.php?cid=13&nid=4173&linkid=5 |title=News | KERALA NEWS LIVE |accessdate=2010-11-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713145742/http://www.keralanewslive.com/php/showNewsDetails.php?cid=13&nid=4173&linkid=5 |archivedate=2011-07-13 }}</ref> In 1979, the Mappila Kala Sahithya Vedi published a compilation of his works titled "Pulikkottil Krithikal".<ref>Pg 167, Mappila Muslims: a study on society and anti colonial struggles By Husain Raṇdathaṇi, Other Books, Kozhikode 2007</ref>

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