Mahakavi Subramania Bharti

18^th September, 2021 was the 100^th death centenary of Mahakavi Subramania Bharati.

About Subramania Bharati

• C. Subramaniya Bharathiyar was a poet, freedom fighter and social reformer from Tamil Nadu.
• He was known as Mahakavi Bharathiyar and the laudatory epithet ‘Mahakavi’ means a great poet.
• His songs on nationalism and freedom of India helped to rally the masses to support the Indian Independence Movement in Tamil Nadu.

Contributions

• “Sudesa Geethangal”, “Kannan Pattu”, “Nilavum Vanminum Katrum”, “Panchali Sabatam”, “Kuyil Pattu” are some of his greatest works.
• He participated in Benaras Session (1905) and Surat Session (1907) of the Indian National Congress showcased his patriotic fervor.
• He was the sub-editor in “Swadesamitran” in 1904 and also published and edited in journals like “Vijaya” and “India”.