G. P. Pillai
Indian freedom fighter and editor
Died aged 39Pisces
Biography
Govindan Parameswaran Pillai (2 February 1864 – 21 May 1903), also known as Barrister G. P. Pillai, was a freedom fighter, social reformer, barrister, journalist, and publisher. He established the first English language newspaper in South India, The Madras Standard. He drafted the Malayali Memorial in 1891. Pillai is the only Malayali whom Mahatma Gandhi has mentioned in his autobiography. He regularly wrote columns in various newspapers. Pillai stood against autocratic governance in Travancore and promoted civil rights and equal opportunity among all classes.
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- How old was G. P. Pillai?
- G. P. Pillai died on May 21, 1903 at the age of 39.
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- G. P. Pillai was born on February 26, 1864.
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- G. P. Pillai was born in Thiruvananthapuram.
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- G. P. Pillai's zodiac sign is Pisces.
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- G. P. Pillai is known as author, journalist, barrister, freedom fighter.
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