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and was its editor for several years. He worked for the unification of Kerala into a new linguistic state. He was also the president of many
Gandhian organizations in Kerala including Kerala Sarvodaya Sangh, Kerala Gandhi Smarak Nidhi, Kerala Sarvodaya Mandal, and Gandhi Peace Foundation, Calicut.
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in 1932. During Gandhi's visit to
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