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M. N. Sathyardhi | |
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| Born | 13 April 1913 Lahore, British India |
| Died | July 4, 1998(1998-07-04) (aged 85) |
| Occupation | writer |
M.N. Sathyardhi (1913-1998) was a writer and freedom fighter fromKerala,India. He was born on 13 April 1913 inLahore inPunjab. His father was aMalayali working in the Punjab government service. After intermediate studies he joined National College, Lahore, but could not complete his studies due to his involvement in the freedom struggle. In 1928, he was arrested in connection with the Anders assassination case and was exiled to India. He reachedCalcutta where he metBhagat Singh and became a member ofHindustan Socialist Republic Association. He had to go underground to escape arrest and he reachedPunjab where he was associated withAnusheelan Samithi an extremist organisation. He spent two years there and got armed training from the organisation. Following the assassination of the Governor of Punjab he was again arrested and sentenced for rigorous imprisonment. While in jail, he took his Honors inUrdu language. While being taken to the prison in theAndamans, he escaped police custody and went underground. He became involved in the activities of theCommunist Party of India. In 1946 he joined a journal named Progressive Papers Ltd. and in 1947, following the partition of India, he came to India as a refugee. In addition to Malayalam and English he was proficient inHindi,Punjabi, Urdu,Bengali, andPersian. In 1958, he came toKerala and settled inKozhikode. He got the Kerala Sahitya Academy award for his work on India's freedom struggle, 'Swathanthrya Samaram' in 1989, and for lifetime contribution in 1996. He died on 4 July 1998.[1][2]
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