Cherumony Damodaran Nair
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Cherumony Damodaran Nair (March 6, 1910 - December 22, 1983) was a freedom fighter.
when it was formed. He served in the Present Propaganda Department under M. Shivaram who was the spokesman of the Azad Hind government which was presided over by Netaji. Later he was appointed leader of the Field Propaganda Unit. He was arrested and detained when the British reoccupied Singapore
on October 1945. He was released on January 1946 and was again arrested on the same day and released on 24 February 1946. He accompanied Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru when he visited British Malaya
on March 1946. Later he was awarded the 'Thamrapatra' by the Central Govt.
Biography
Nair joined the Indian National ArmyIndian National Army
The Indian National Army or Azad Hind Fauj was an armed force formed by Indian nationalists in 1942 in Southeast Asia during World War II. The aim of the army was to overthrow the British Raj in colonial India, with Japanese assistance...
when it was formed. He served in the Present Propaganda Department under M. Shivaram who was the spokesman of the Azad Hind government which was presided over by Netaji. Later he was appointed leader of the Field Propaganda Unit. He was arrested and detained when the British reoccupied Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
on October 1945. He was released on January 1946 and was again arrested on the same day and released on 24 February 1946. He accompanied Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru when he visited British Malaya
British Malaya
British Malaya loosely described a set of states on the Malay Peninsula and the Island of Singapore that were brought under British control between the 18th and the 20th centuries...
on March 1946. Later he was awarded the 'Thamrapatra' by the Central Govt.
Positions held
- Joint Secretary – Indian Youth League (Singapore),
- President – New Democratic League of Indians (Singapore),
- Secretary – Pan Malayan Labour Union (Indian wing-Singapore),
- Subeditor – Swathantra Bharatham Daily (Singapore),
- Subeditor – Kerala Bhandhu (Malayalam daily),
- Secretary – Malayalee Association (Singapore),
- Secretary – INA relief and enquiry committee (Travancore state),
- Secretary – Chirayinkeezhu Taluk Congress Committee,
- Member – Madurai Railway Divisional Committee,
- Founder Secretary – Kerala Ex INA Association.