Chowara Parameswaran
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Chowara Parameswaran | |
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| Born | 15 June 1884 |
| Died | December 1968 (aged 84) Aluva, Kerala |
| 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]