D. C. Kizhakemuri

D. C. Kizhakemuri
Born
Dominic Chacko Kizhakemuri

(1914-01-12)12 January 1914
Kanjirappally, Kingdom of Travancore, British India
(present day Kottayam, Kerala, India)
Died26 January 1999(1999-01-26) (aged 85)
NationalityIndian
Occupations
  • Writer
  • Activist
  • Book publisher
Parents
  • Chacko
  • Mumnayat Eliyamma

Dominic Chacko Kizhakemuri (born 12 January 1914 – 26 January 1999) 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.[1] He was instrumental in promoting Malayalam, a South Indian language, through his writings as an author, and was a columnist for various publications and through his printing and publishing company, DC Books and retail concern Current Books.

  1. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.