Chowara Parameswaran was an Indian journalist, rationalist, reformer, and translator. He is also known as ''Chowara Gandhi''. He participated in the All-Kerala Political Conference held at

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in 1921 and participated in the

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in 1924, the

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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.

Chowara Parameswaran Award

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

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{{Authority control Indian independence activists from Kerala Malayali politicians Gandhians 1884 births 1968 deaths