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சுப்பிரமணிய பாரதி

Name:

Subramaniya Bharathiyar known as மகாகவி பாரதியார்

Father’s Name:

Chinnasami Subramaniya Iyer

Mother’s Name:

Elakkumi (Lakshmi)

DOB:

Dec 11^th 1882

Wife Name:

Chellamal

Birth Place:

Ettayapuram

School:

 The M.D.T.Hindu College

His Works:

Autobiography (சுய சரிதை),Patriotic songs (தேசிய கீதங்கள்),Philosophical songs (ஞானப்பாடல்கள்),Miscellaneous songs (பல்வகைப் பாடல்கள்),Devotional songs (பக்திப் பாடல்கள்),Commentary on Gita (பகவத் கீதை முன்னுரை),Kannan song, Kuyil song (கண்ணன் பாட்டு, குயில் பாட்டு),Panchali's Vow (பாஞ்சாலி சபதம்),Chandrika's story (சந்திரிகையின் கதை) (an unfinished novel),Pappa Pattu (பாப்பாப் பாட்டு) (Song for the Child),Leaders

Nature:

   Age of 22, worked as a Teacher in Madurai Sethupathy High School, simultaneously appointed as Assistant Editor of a Daily Newspaper "Swadesamitran".In 1906, he was editor of a weekly magazine called "India" in Madras and the next year a friend of his, Krishnaswaamy Aiyyar received from him songs he had composed on patriotism and published them, titled "SudEsa geetangaL." In 1908 the government wanted to arrest him, but he escaped to Pondicherry (under French rule) and published "India" from there. he translated the Bhagavad Geeta into Tamil and composed songs on Krishna (Kannan Paattu), "Kuyil," and "Pancaali Sabadam" (on Draupadi of the Mahabharata).

Views:

His national integration songs earned him the title "Desiya Kavi" (National Poet).His patriotic songs emphasize nationalism, unity of India, equality of man and the greatness of the Tamil language. He sang these himself at Congress meetings at the Madras beach. He composed Tamil keertanais on love, devotion, fearlessness, mysticism.

Saddest Note:

He was a very famous poet, especially people’s poet there were only fourteen people to attend his funeral. Stop nodding heads, and be a humanitarian rather being a good soul for your home.