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.
- An eternal optimist, his rallying cry was, “Nalla kalam varuguthu!” – “the best of times lies ahead!”
Background: It was established by Central Institute of Hindi (Kendriya Hindi Sansthan) in 1989 on the name of Tamil writer Subramania Bharathi.Subramania Bharati Award:
- Criteria: It is annually awarded by the President of India to a person for his/her significant services in development of creative/critical areas in Hindi.
