P. Parameswaran
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| Born | 1927 Thamarasseril Illam, Cherthala, Kerala, British India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Education | B.A. HISTORY, University College Trivandrum |
| Known for |
Hindutva thinker Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Pracharak director of Bharatiya Vichara Kendra president of Vivekananda Kendra |
| Awards |
Padma Shri 2004 Amritha Keerti Puraskar 2002 |
| Website | http://www.vicharakendram.org/index.htm |
P. Parameshwaran (often referred to as Parameswarji) is a Hindutva thinker in Kerala and an orator. He is the director of Bharatiya Vichara Kendra and the president of Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari. He is also one of the founder members of the International Forum for India's Heritage (IFIH). He is considered as the seniormost Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh pracharak and ideologue in Kerala.
Born at Cherthala village in Alappuzha district in the year 1927, Parameshwaran after his schooling at his birthplace, continued his studies at SB College Changanassery and graduated from University College, Thiruvananthapuram with distinctions in BA (Hons.) in History. From early childhood, he had a great inclination towards the study of Hinduism. He was intimately connected with most of the Hindu social and cultural organizations.
He came into contact with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) during his student days. He was also a disciple of Swami Agamananda. Parameshwaran became an RSS pracharak (full-time organizer) in 1950, as per the direction of M.S. Golwalkar (Guruji), who was the Sarsanghchalak of RSS. He served as organizing secretary of Bharatiya Jana Sangh in 1957. In 1968, he became and All‑India General Secretary and later Vice‑President of the Jan Sangh. He was jailed during the Indian Emergency (1975-1977). In 1977, Parameshwaran moved from politics to the sphere of social thought and development. He worked as director based in New Delhi for Deendayal Research Institute an organisation started by Nanaji Deshmukh for four years. P. Parameshwaran, a bachelor, who doesn't have a house of his own, is residing in the Vichara Kendram headquarters, Thiruvananthapuram.
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