Context: The Prime Minister of India will release the compendium of complete works of great Tamil poet and freedom fighter C. Subramania Bharati (a prominent leader of the independent movement and a prolific writer and poet).
Relevance of the Topic Prelims: Key facts about Subramania Bharti and his contributions.
Who is Subramania Bharti?
- Born on the 11th of December 1882, S. Bharti was a Tamil author, poet, journalist, Indian independence activist, social reformer and polyglot. Subramania Bharati was given the title of “Mahakavi Bharati”.
- Early Career:
- He worked as a journalist in Swadesamitran (a Tamil daily) in 1904.
- In 1906, he also started working for Tamil weekly India and the English newspaper Bala Bharatham.
- Themes in his writing:
- Emancipation of women, standing against child marriage, reforming Brahminism and religion.
- Idea of patriotism for India and the independence movement against the British Empire.
- He participated in the Indian Independence Movement. On account of his arrest orders, he escaped to the French ruled Pondicherry. While there, Bharati edited and published the weekly Journal India and Vijaya, which the British banned to suppress his nationalist outputs.
Literary works of Bharti:
- Bharathi used simple words and rhythms, unlike the previous century works in Tamil, which had complex vocabulary. He also proposed novel ideas and techniques in his poems.
- His noted works include Panjali Sabatham, Kannan Paatu, Kuyil Paatu, Paapa Paatu, Chinnanchriu Kiliye and Vinayagar Nanmanimalai.
- He also translated Patanjali's Yoga Sutra and Bhagavad Gita to Tamil.
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