M.N. Satyarthi (Aged 85) was a writer and freedom fighter born in Lahore, Punjab on April 13, 1913. His father was a Malayali working in the Punjab government service. After completing intermediate studies, he joined National College in Lahore, but his involvement in the freedom struggle prevented him from finishing his studies.
In 1928, he was arrested in connection with the Anders assassination case and was exiled to India. He met Bhagat Singh in Calcutta and became a member of the Hindustan Socialist Republic Association. He went underground to avoid arrest and joined the Anusheelan Samithi, an extremist organization, in Punjab, where he received armed training. After the assassination of the Governor of Punjab, he was arrested and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment.
While in jail, he pursued his Honors in Urdu language. On the way to the prison in the Andamans, he escaped police custody and went underground, becoming involved in the activities of the Communist Party of India. In 1946, he joined a journal named Progressive Papers Ltd. and following the partition of India in 1947, he came to India as a refugee. In addition to Malayalam and English, he was proficient in Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, Bengali, and Persian.
He settled in Kozhikode in 1958. He received the Kerala Sahitya Academy award for his work on India’s freedom struggle, ‘Swathanthrya Samaram’ in 1989, and a lifetime achievement award in 1996. He passed away on July 4, 1998.
M.N. Satyarthi
(1913 – 1998) – (Kerala)
M.N. Satyarthi (Aged 85) was a writer and freedom fighter born in Lahore, Punjab on April 13, 1913. His father was a Malayali working in the Punjab government service. After completing intermediate studies, he joined National College in Lahore, but his involvement in the freedom struggle prevented him from finishing his studies.
In 1928, he was arrested in connection with the Anders assassination case and was exiled to India. He met Bhagat Singh in Calcutta and became a member of the Hindustan Socialist Republic Association. He went underground to avoid arrest and joined the Anusheelan Samithi, an extremist organization, in Punjab, where he received armed training. After the assassination of the Governor of Punjab, he was arrested and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment.
While in jail, he pursued his Honors in Urdu language. On the way to the prison in the Andamans, he escaped police custody and went underground, becoming involved in the activities of the Communist Party of India. In 1946, he joined a journal named Progressive Papers Ltd. and following the partition of India in 1947, he came to India as a refugee. In addition to Malayalam and English, he was proficient in Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, Bengali, and Persian.
He settled in Kozhikode in 1958. He received the Kerala Sahitya Academy award for his work on India’s freedom struggle, ‘Swathanthrya Samaram’ in 1989, and a lifetime achievement award in 1996. He passed away on July 4, 1998.
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