Chowara Parameswaran | |
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Born | |
Died | December 1968 84) Aluva, Kerala | (aged
Nationality | Indian |
Education | Graduate |
Alma mater | University of Madras |
Occupation | Journalist |
Known for | Indian independence movement |
Chowara Parameswaran was an Indian journalist, rationalist, reformer, and translator. He is also known as Chowara Gandhi [1] He participated in the All-Kerala Political Conference held at Palakkad in 1921 [2] and participated in the Vaikom Satyagraha in 1924, the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1930 and the Quit India Movement in 1942. After independence, he worked as a journalist and fought for the rights of journalists. He died on 20 December 1968. [3]
The Chowara Parameswaran Award, established in 1992, is presented by the Kerala Press Academy in his honor. The award was instituted by the Chowara Parameswaran Memorial Committee in Kochi. [4] [5]
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