Subramanya Bharathi

Also known as Bharathiar, Subramania Bharathi, Subramania Bharathiyar, Mahakavi Subramania Bharathiyar

Tamil poet, social reformer, fighter for Indian freedom & women's rights

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Country: Tamil Nadu
Active from: 1882
Active to: 1921

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Listeners: 40
Total plays: 143

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5 total works indexed

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Quotes

“The Devil is a Five-headed Snake, says the father.The son says, Nay, it's a Six-headed one.And then their hearts burnwith hate for each others — and they live apart for many years.”
“Unbearable becomes the pain in my heart — When I think of my people, broken down, broken by disease in mind and limb. On the edge of life they always linger; For countless are the diseases Of Ignorance and Hunger. And on treacherous paths to Slavery like children blind, they would walk behindstrangers from over the sea. O, divine Land, blessed by the gods! O, ancient Mother of Culture and Art! Thy children today are spineless hordes.”
“யாமறிந்த மொழிகளிலே தமிழ்மொழி போல் இனிதாவது எங்கும் காணோம்po”
“ஜாதி மதங்களைப் பாரோம் - உயர் ஜன்மம்இத் தேசத்தில் எய்தின ராயின் வேதிய ராயினும் ஒன்றே - அன்றி வேறு குலத்தின ராயினும் ஒன்றே”
“கவிதை எழுதுபவன் கவியன்று. கவிதையே வாழ்க்கையாக உடையோன், வாழ்க்கையே கவிதையாகச் செய்தோன், அவனே கவி”

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Key facts

Born: ( 1882-12-11 ) 11 December 1882, Ettayapuram , Tirunelveli district , Madras Presidency , British India , (present-day Thoothukudi district , Tamil Nadu , India)
Died: 11 September 1921 (1921-09-11) (aged 38), Madras , Madras Presidency, British India, (present-day Tamil Nadu, India)
Other names: Bharatiyar, Subbaiah, Sakthi Dasan, Mahakavi, Mundasu Kavignar, Veera Kavi
Citizenship: Indian
Occupations: Writer Poet Composer Journalist Teacher Indian Independence Activist Social reformer Polyglot
Movement: Indian independence movement
Spouse: Chellamma (m. 1896–1921)
Family: Rajkumar Bharathi (great-grandson)

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Encyclopedic overview

Subramania Bharati (Born Chinnaswami Subramaniyan; 11 December 1882 – 11 September 1921) was an Indian writer, poet, composer, journalist, teacher, Indian independence activist, social reformer and polyglot. He was bestowed the title Bharati for his poetry and was a pioneer of modern Tamil poetry. He is popularly known by his title Bharati or Bharatiyar and also by the other title "Mahakavi Bharati" ("the great poet Bharati"). His works included patriotic songs composed during the Indian Independence movement. He fought for the emancipation of women, against child marriage, opposed the caste system, and advocated reforms of the society and religion.

Born in Ettayapuram of Tirunelveli district (present-day Thoothukudi) in 1882, Bharati had his early education in Tirunelveli. He later lived in Varanasi for sometime where he was exposed to Hindu theology and new languages. He worked as a journalist with many newspapers, including Swadesamitran, The Hindu, Bala Bharata, Vijaya, Chakravarthini and India. He considered Sister Nivedita, a disciple of Swami Vivekananda, as his guru.

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