D. C. Kizhakemuri
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D. C. Kizhakemuri
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Dominic Chacko Kizhakemuri was an Indian writer, activist, freedom-fighter and book publisher from Kerala. He founded the book publishing company known as DC Books. He played a pivotal role in abolishing sales tax on books in the erstwhile state of Travancore. This move influenced the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to abolish sales tax on books across India. He was awarded Padma Bhushan in 1999. He was instrumental in promoting Malayalam, a South Indian language, through his writings as an
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2008-08-28T11:43:17Z
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2024-09-11T04:06:41Z
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