Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai - Kerala PSC Notes

• K. Ramakrishna Pillai (1878–1916) was a nationalist writer, journalist, editor, and political activist. 
• Born in Athiyanoor ( Neyyattinkara Taluk of Travancore) on 25 May 1878.
• Father: Narasimhan Potti
• Mother: Chakkiamma
• RamaKrishna Pillai took over as the editor of the Swadeshabhimani journal in January 1906 which was started by Vakkom Moulavi.
• Swadeshabhimani newspaper  became a potent weapon against the rule of the British and the erstwhile princely state of Travancore,
• His criticism of the Diwan of Travancore, P. Rajagopalachari and the Maharajah led to the eventual confiscation of the newspaper. 
• Ramakrishna Pillai was arrested and exiled from Travancore in 1910. 
• Vrithantha Pathra Pravarthanam (1912) and Karl Marx (1912) are among his most noted works in Malayalam.
• Vrithantha Pathra pravarthanam is the first book on journalism in Malayalam 
• Karl Marx, the first ever biography of Karl Marx in any Indian language
• Ramakrisha Pillai also started a woman's magazine called Sharadha, a student's magazine called Vidhyarthi and another magazine named Keralan.