| Chowara Parameswaran | |
| Birth Date: | 1884 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Chowara, Ernakulam |
| Death Place: | Aluva, Kerala |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Known For: | Indian independence movement |
| Education: | Graduate |
| Alma Mater: | University of Madras |
| Occupation: | Journalist |
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]
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]