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.
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.
[2] The foundation for a memorial for the poet was laid in his hometown Wandoor by former Chief Minister of Kerala C.H.
[3] In 1979, the Mappila Kala Sahithya Vedi published a compilation of his works titled "Pulikkottil Krithikal".