Who has authored the famous novel 'Ntuppuppaakkoraanaendaarnnu (My Grandpa Had an Elephant)',a humurous satire on all the people who just sit lazily and boast of the glory of days past( their "grandfather's elephants" - :-) ) ,as just a ploy to hide their shortcomings.

'Ntuppuppaakkoraanaendaarnnu' (My Grandfather Had an Elephant) is indeed by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer, the renowned Malayalam writer known for his satirical and humorous works. The novel satirizes people who boast about past glory (their 'grandfather's elephants') to hide current shortcomings. Muttathu Varky wrote 'Aadujeevitham,' N.P. Mohammed was another Malayalam writer, Punathil Kunjabdullah wrote 'Smarakasilakal'.