SUBRAMANIA BHARATI

Dec. 12, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed International Bharathi Festival 2020 and paid tributes to the Bharathiyar on his Jayanti. The festival is being organised by Vanavil Cultural Centre to celebrate the 138th birth anniversary of Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathi.

About:

Subramania Bharati (1882 – 1921) was a Tamil poet, Indian independence activist and a social reformer from Tamil Nadu.
He is also known as ‘Bharathiyar’ and ‘Mahakavi Bharati’.
He is considered as one of the pioneers of modern Tamil literature. He used Nondi Chindu in most of his works.
His poetry covered political (related to Indian Independence movement), social (women and Dalit empowerment) and spiritual themes.

Source : DD News

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