{"id":351726,"date":"2025-12-11T15:26:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T09:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=351726"},"modified":"2025-12-11T15:26:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T09:56:33","slug":"mahakavi-subramania-bharati","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/mahakavi-subramania-bharati\/","title":{"rendered":"Mahakavi Subramania Bharati"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News<\/strong>: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi paid tribute to Mahakavi Subramania Bharati on his birth anniversary and highlighted his lasting influence.<\/p>\n<h2>About Mahakavi Subramania Bharati<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_351733\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-351733\" style=\"width: 257px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-351733 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-Wikipedia-1.jpg?resize=257%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mahakavi Subramania Bharati\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-Wikipedia-1.jpg?resize=257%2C300&amp;ssl=1 257w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-Wikipedia-1.jpg?w=380&amp;ssl=1 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-351733\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Wikipedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Birth<\/strong>: He was <strong>born on 11 December 1882<\/strong> in <strong>Ettayapuram in Tirunelveli District in Tamil Nadu<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>His <strong>childhood name was Subbiah.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>His <strong>father <\/strong>was<strong> Chinnaswamy Iyer <\/strong>and his <strong>mother <\/strong>was<strong> Lakshmi Ammal.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Guru<\/strong>:\u00a0 He considered <strong>Sister Nivedita<\/strong>, a disciple of Swami Vivekananda, as his guru.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Literary contributions<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pioneer of modern Tamil poetry:<\/strong> He is regarded as the &#8220;<strong>father of the modern Tamil style,&#8221;<\/strong> using simple <strong>words and rhythms<\/strong> accessible to the common people, a departure from the complex vocabulary of earlier works.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Title &#8220;Mahakavi&#8221;:<\/strong> He was given the title &#8220;<strong>Mahakavi<\/strong>&#8221; (Great Poet) by the <strong>Raja of Ettayapuram<\/strong> for his literary genius.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Major Works:<\/strong> His notable poetic works include:\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Kannan Pattu<\/em><\/strong> (Songs to Krishna)<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Panchali Sapatham<\/em><\/strong> (Panchali&#8217;s Vow)<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Kuyil Pattu<\/em><\/strong> (Kuyil&#8217;s Song)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Other Works:<\/strong> He published the sensational <em>\u201c<\/em><strong><em>Sudesa Geethangal<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u201d<\/em><\/strong> in 1908. He <strong>translated Vedic hymns, the <\/strong><strong><em>Bhagavad Gita<\/em><\/strong><strong>, and <\/strong><strong><em>Patanjali&#8217;s Yoga Sutra<\/em><\/strong><strong> into Tamil.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Contributions as a<\/strong><strong> nationalist<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>He participated in <strong><strong>Benaras Session (1905) and Surat Session (1907) of <\/strong><\/strong>Indian National Congress<strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>He discussed national issues with extremist leaders like <strong>Bipin Chandra Pal, B.G. Tilak and V.V.S. Iyer.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Life in Exile<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The British issued an <strong>arrest warrant for Bharathi in 1908, <\/strong>forcing him to live in <strong>exile in French-controlled Pondicherry<\/strong> for about ten years.<\/li>\n<li>He continued his <strong>nationalist activities there with Sri Aurobindo, Lajpat Rai and V.V.S. Aiyar.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>His <strong>songs inspired people to join<\/strong> the Indian independence struggle, and he <strong>guided Tamil youth from Pondicherry<\/strong> during his exile.<\/li>\n<li>He met <strong>Mahatma Gandhi in 1919 in Rajaji<\/strong><strong>\u2019<\/strong><strong>s home at Madras.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>As a Journalist<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>He worked as a journalist with many newspapers, including <strong>Swadesamitran, The Hindu, Bala Bharata, Vijaya, Chakravarthini and India<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>As a Social Reformer<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>He <strong>opposed caste divisions and supported women<\/strong><strong>\u2019<\/strong><strong>s rights, gender equality, widow remarriage and temple entry for Dalits<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>He believed <strong>unity was essential for India<\/strong><strong>\u2019<\/strong><strong>s freedom.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Death<\/strong>: Bharati <strong>died on 11 September 1921 in Madras.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Legacy<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nationalization of Works:<\/strong> In 1949, he became the <strong>first poet<\/strong> whose works were <strong>nationalized by the state government (of Madras).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drishtiias.com\/daily-updates\/daily-news-analysis\/international-bharati-festival-2020\">International Bharati Festival 2020<\/a><\/strong> was organised by the <strong>Vanavil Cultural Centre (Tamil Nadu)<\/strong> which marked his 138th birth anniversary.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Scholar Shri Seeni Viswanathan <\/strong>received the<strong> Bharathi Award for the year 2020.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi paid tribute to Mahakavi Subramania Bharati on his birth anniversary and highlighted his lasting influence. About Mahakavi Subramania Bharati Birth: He was born on 11 December 1882 in Ettayapuram in Tirunelveli District in Tamil Nadu. His childhood name was Subbiah. 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