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'''Govindan Parameswaran Pillai, of Pallichal''' (1864&ndash;1903), commonly known as '''Barrister G. P. Pillai''', was born on February 2, 1864, in [[Pallippuram, Thiruvananthapuram]], [[India]] in an aristocratic [[Nair]] family<ref>Page 427 of Nayar Samudayathinte Itihasam (History of the Society of Nairs in Kerala) Published by Sahitya Vedi, Trivandrum, December 1987 accessed at India Office Records</ref>  His parents were Hariharan Iyer and Karthyayani Amma.
'''Govindan Parameswaran Pillai, of Pallichal''' (1864&ndash;1903), commonly known as '''Barrister G. P. Pillai''', was born on February 2, 1864, in [[Pallippuram, Thiruvananthapuram]], [[India]] in an aristocratic [[Nair]] family<ref>Page 427 of Nayar Samudayathinte Itihasam (History of the Society of Nairs in Kerala) Published by Sahitya Vedi, Trivandrum, December 1987 accessed at India Office Records</ref>  His parents were Hariharan Iyer and Karthyayani Amma.


After gaining a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] at the Madras [[Presidency College, Chennai|Presidency College]]<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/setting-an-old-record-straight/article8291815.ece {{Bare URL inline|date=November 2021}}</ref> he was admitted to the [[Middle Temple]] in [[London]] in 1898. He was [[called to the bar]] of [[Travancore|Travancore Highcourt]] in 1902.<ref>''Middle Temple Admission Register'', vol 2 (London 1949)</ref>  He later established the first English language newspaper in [[South India]], ''[[The Madras Standard]].'' During the stay at [[Madras]] he used to write in [[The Hindu]]. He played a major role in the formation of ''Malayali Memorial'' in 1891.
After gaining a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] at the Madras [[Presidency College, Chennai|Presidency College]]<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/setting-an-old-record-straight/article8291815.ece| title = Setting an old record straight - The Hindu}} </ref> he was admitted to the [[Middle Temple]] in [[London]] in 1898. He was [[called to the bar]] of [[Travancore|Travancore Highcourt]] in 1902.<ref>''Middle Temple Admission Register'', vol 2 (London 1949)</ref>  He later established the first English language newspaper in [[South India]], ''[[The Madras Standard]].'' During the stay at [[Madras]] he used to write in [[The Hindu]]. He played a major role in the formation of ''Malayali Memorial'' in 1891.


He is the he only Malayali whom the Mahatma has mentioned in his autobiography.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Nair|first=C. Gouridasan|date=2014-02-25|title=Malayali who found a place in Gandhi's heart, biography|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/malayali-who-found-a-place-in-gandhis-heart-biography/article5723418.ece|access-date=2021-03-09|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Barrister Pillai was also involved in [[Temperance movement]].
He is the he only [[Malayali]] whom the Mahatma Gandhi has mentioned in his autobiography.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Nair|first=C. Gouridasan|date=2014-02-25|title=Malayali who found a place in Gandhi's heart, biography|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/malayali-who-found-a-place-in-gandhis-heart-biography/article5723418.ece|access-date=2021-03-09|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>


== Participation in Indian freedom struggle ==
== Participation in Indian freedom struggle ==
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