Subramania Bharathiyar, also known as Subramania Bharati, was a Tamil author, poet, journalist, Indian independence activist, social reformer and polyglot born on the 11th of December 1882. Acting as the pioneer of modern Tamil poetry, Subramania Bharati was given the title of “Mahakavi Bharati”, which means the Great Poet Bharathi. The Tamil poet is best known for his works in the field of emancipation of women, standing against child marriage, reforming Brahminism and religion and his excellent literary works surrounding the idea of patriotism for India and the independence movement against the British Empire.
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Subramania Bharati Biography
Bharati was born to Brahmin parents Chinnaswami Subramania Iyer and Lakshmi Ammal in the village of Ettayapuram. He lost his mother at the age of five and his father at the age of 16. From a very young age, Bharathi was well versed in poetry and music and was well equipped with languages like Sanskrit, English, Hindi, Telugu, French and Arabic, which earned him the title of “Bharathi”, the one blessed by Devi Saraswati by the King of the Village at the age of 11. At age 15, Bharati got married to Chellamma and had two children. Finally, Subramania attended the MDT Hindu College in Tirunelveli.
During his lifetime, Bharati would work many jobs. Starting as the King’s court poet in his village in 1901, followed by the profession of a school teacher in 1904, he finally became a journalist in Swadesamitran, a Tamil Daily, in 1904. In 1906, he also started working for Tamil weekly India and the English newspaper Bala Bharatham.
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Fight against the British Empire
To escape his arrest, Bharati fled to the French ruled Pondicherry. While there, Bharati edited and published the weekly Journal India and Vijaya, which the British banned to suppress his nationalist outputs.
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The Death of the Writer
After his imprisonment in 1920, Bharati was left poverty-stricken, which took a massive toll on his health. He was struggling to feed himself and grew weak. During this time, Bharati was stuck by an elephant he used to feed, which got fired up and attacked him during one of these feeding sessions at Parthasarathy Temple in Triplicane, Chennai. Bharati was gravely injured by this attack and succumbed to his injuries on the 12th of September 1921, at the age of 38.
Works of Subramania Bharati
Subramania Bharati was heavily influenced by Vedic literature, and his works were progressive and followed a reformist ideal. Some of the best Subramania Bharati books are Kuyil Pattu, Panchali Sapatham and Kannan Pattu, all composed and written during his time in Pondicherry when he was in exile.
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