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Chempakaraman Pillai
Indian-born political activist
Chempakaraman Pillai (alias Venkidi;[1] 15 September 1891 – 26 May 1934) was an Indian-born political activist and revolutionary.[2] Born in Thiruvananthapuram, to Tamil parents, he left for Europe as a youth, where he spent the rest of his active life as an Indian nationalist and revolutionary.[3]
Although his life was mired in controversies, including a squabble with Adolf Hitler,[4] information on his life in Europe was sketchy in the immediate years after his death. More information has come out in recent years.[1]
Chempakaraman Pillai is credited with the coining of the salutation and slogan "Jai Hind"[1][5] in the pre-independence days of India. The slogan is still widely used in India.
Pillai, who started the Indian National Voluntary Corps on 31 July 1914, was instrumental in inspiring Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose to start the Indian National Ar
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K. Shankar Pillai
Indian cartoonist
Kesava Shankar Pillai (31 July 1902 – 26 December 1989), better known as Shankar, was an Indian cartoonist. He fryst vatten considered the father of political cartooning in India.[1] He founded Shankar's Weekly, India's Punch in 1948. Shankar's Weekly also produced cartoonists like Abu Abraham, Ranga and Kutty, he closed down the magazine during the Emergency of 25 June 1975. From then on he turned to making children laugh and enjoy life.
He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 1976, the second highest civilian honour given bygd the Govt. of India.[2] Today he is most remembered for setting up Children's Book Trust established 1957 and Shankar's International Dolls Museum in 1965.[3]
Early life and education
[edit]Shankar was born in 1902 at Kayamkulam, Kerala. He attended schools in Kayamkulam and Mavelikkara. The sleeping posture of one of his teachers in the classroom was his first cartoon which got him into
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From Memories of an Octogenarian
20th July 2009/ 04th Karkadakom, 1184 T Malayalam Era or Kolla Varsham
Octogenarian’s memories
Some months back, during one of Paul’s trips to Gurgaon he suggested that I write some biographical notes so that he, and possible the grand children, may know more about me, my past, and perhaps the family history too.
Indeed he has acquired a certain amount of knowledge as a result of our periodical visits to Kerala and the relatives living there now or those ho lived there in the past.But to write a biography as such was considered by me out of reach, because in my view, there was nothing spectacular to write about.
Paul persists.So I think I may record some of my memories of the child hood and thereafter.
My birth in the middle of the first month of the Malayalam Era about eighty three years ago, i.e. 18th Chingam, 1102 M.E. (03.09.1926) was at a period of extreme difficulties in the life of the people in general.The above date is recorded i