Journalism
Pillai first worked as an editor of "Samadarshi" and later started his own journal "Prabodhakan" by collecting fund from in and out of India. When "Prabodhakan" was banned, A. Balakrishna Pillai founded and published "Kesari" which was an important weekly discussing politics and literature. Through the columns of "Kesari", he fought against the formidable autocracy of the Dewan of the erstwhile princely State of Travancore. "Kesari" also was banned by government because of his unrelenting criticisms against the misdeeds of Government.
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