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O. V. Vijayan, a Common card
Ottupulackal Velukkuty Vijayan, commonly known as O. V. Vijayan, was an Indian author and cartoonist, who was an important figure in modern Malayalam literature.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 74
- DEF
- 66
- Power
- 140
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 14,000
Power 140 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
O. V. Vijayan quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the O. V. Vijayan card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He wrote his first short story, "Tell Father ______", in 1953.
Answer
Gonsalves. He wrote his first short story, "Tell Father Gonsalves", in 1953. From the O. V. Vijayan article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Born in Palakkad in ____, Vijayan graduated from Victoria College in Palakkad and obtained a master's degree in English literature from Presidency College, Madras.
Answer
1930s. Born in Palakkad in 1930, Vijayan graduated from Victoria College in Palakkad and obtained a master's degree in English literature from Presidency College, Madras. From the O. V. Vijayan article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Mayor of Taipei. Mayor of Taipei 77 · O. V. Vijayan 74 · Bai Juyi 71 · Margherita Hack 68 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Best known for his first novel Khasakkinte Itihasam, Vijayan was the author of six novels, nine short-story collections, and nine collections of essays, memoirs and reflections.
- Born in Palakkad in 1930, Vijayan graduated from Victoria College in Palakkad and obtained a master's degree in English literature from Presidency College, Madras.
- He wrote his first short story, "Tell Father Gonsalves", in 1953.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The O. V. Vijayan article was read about 14,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 74 and blocks with 66: each hit it takes is cut by 26 %.
How to get O. V. Vijayan
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- Hryhorii SkovorodaCommon · Arts · ATK 75 DEF 65
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, O. V. Vijayan (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Madhuvijayan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
