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]

Chowara Parameswaran
Born(1884-06-15)15 June 1884
DiedDecember 1968(1968-12-00) (aged 84)
Aluva, Kerala
NationalityIndian
EducationGraduate
Alma materUniversity of Madras
OccupationJournalist
Known forIndian independence movement

Chowara Parameswaran Award edit

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]

References edit

  1. ^ "School students to add new shade to I-Day fete". The New Indian Express.
  2. ^ Shaji, K. a (4 April 2017). "Congress rewinds to 1921 Ottappalam meet". The Hindu.
  3. ^ "ചൊവ്വര പരമേശ്വരന്റെ ചരമവാര്‍ഷികദിനം". 20 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Governor cautions media against unethical practices". The Hindu. 14 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Endowments & Awards | Kerala Media Academy". archive.keralamediaacademy.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.