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

Vaikom Satyagraha Vaikom Satyagraha, from 30 March 1924 to 23 November 1925, was a nonviolent agitation for access to the prohibited public environs of the Vaikom Temple in the Kingdom of Travancore. Kingdom of Travancore was known for its rigid and oppressive c ...

in 1924, the

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in 1930 and the

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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