Prime Minister Narendra Modi announces Subramania Bharathi chair on Tamil studies at BHU
The great Tamil poet fondly called Mahakavi (great poet) has a connection with Varanasi. He had obtained his early education from the city. Subramanian was an academic, journalist and social reformer.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced to set up a chair in the name of Subramania Bharathi in the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) on his 100th death anniversary. Subramanya Bharati Chair’ on Tamil Studies will be established in Faculty of Arts of BHU, Prime Minster informed via a Tweet.
The great Tamil poet fondly called Mahakavi (great poet) has a connection with Varanasi. He had obtained his early education from the city. Subramanian was an academic, journalist and social reformer. In 2018, the Prime Minister had quoted from his poetry on Independence Day.
Bharathi was born in 1882 as C. Subramania in Ettayapuram, now Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu. When he was 11, then the Raja of Ettayapuram impressed with his poetry had given him the title of ‘Bharati’ which means the one blessed by Goddess Saraswati. As per Hinduism, Saraswati is considered the goddess of knowledge.
While some of his most famous work is in his native tongue Tamil, Bharti is said to have had proficiency in 14 languages including three foreign languages. He used his writings to imbibe feelings of national pride among Indian citizens. He also worked on various social issues like child marriage, stood for reforming Brahminism and religion. He was also in solidarity with Dalits and Muslims.
During the Indian Independence movement, he wrote several patriotic songs. He also faced several actions from Britishers for his writings and had spent most of his life in exile. He had escaped to Pondicherry, which was that time under French rule. From there he edited and published the weekly journals.
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