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Chinnaswami
Subramania Bharati

Photograph of Subramanya
Bharathi
Born Subramanian

11 December
1882

Ettayapuram,

Thoothukudi district,

India
Died 12 September
1921 (aged 38
)
Died

Madras (Chen
nai), India

Cause of Natural death

death
Monuments No
monuments

Residence Triplicane, Ch
ennai
Nationality Indian

Other names Bharathi,

Subbaiah,
Sakthi
Dasan, Maha
kavi,
Mundasu
Kavignar Veer
a Kavi, Selly
Dasan

Occupation Journalist,
Poet, Novelist

Known for Indian

Independence
activism,
Poetry, Social
Reform

Notable work Panchali

Sapatham,
Pappa Pattu,
Kannan Pattu,
Kuyil Pattu,
etc.

Movement Indian
independence
movement
against British

Spouse(s) Chellamma
(m. 1896-
1921; till his
death)
Children Thangammal
Bharati (b.
1904),
Shakuntala
Bharati (b.
1908)

Parent(s) Chinnaswami
Subramania
Iyer and
Lakshmi
Ammal

Signature

Subramania
Bharati (11
December
1882 12
September
1921) was
an Indian writ
er, poet and
journalist,
and Indian
independenc
e activist and
social
reformer
from Tamil
Nadu.
Popularly
known as
"Mahakavi
Bharati", he
was a
pioneer of
modern Tamil
poetry and is
considered
one of the
greatest
Tamil literary
figures of all
time. His
numerous
works were
fiery songs
kindling
patriotism
and
nationalism
during
the Indian
nt
day Thoothuk
udi) in 1882,
Bharati had
his early
education
in Tirunelveli
and Varanasi
and worked
as a
journalist with
many
newspapers,
notable
among them
being
the Swadesa
mitran and In
dia. Bharati
was also an
active
member of
the Indian
National
Congress. In
1908, an
arrest
warrant was
issued
against
Bharati by
the
government
of British
India for his
revolutionary
activities,
forcing him to
Bharati's
works were
on varied
themes
covering
religious,
political and
social
aspects.
Songs
penned by
Bharati are
widely used
in Tamil films
and music
concerts