Bharathidasan (Aged 73) was born on 29 April 1891 in Puducherry to Kanakasabai Mudaliar and Lakshmi Ammal, who belonged to the lineage of Sengunthar Kaikola Mudaliar. The poet’s real name was Kanakasubburatnam, and he married Palani Ammaiyar in 1920.
As a 20th-century Tamil poet and rationalist writer, Bharathidasan addressed mainly socio-political issues during India’s independence movement. He was greatly influenced by the Tamil poet Subramania Bharathi and named himself “Bharathi dasan,” meaning a follower or adherent of Bharathi. Bharathidasan was widely known as the “Revolutionary Poet” and “Pavendar” for his inspiring writings. He ran a magazine called Kuyil (in the form of poetry) every Monday.
An active participant in the Indian independence movement, Bharathidasan opposed both the British Raj and the French colonial government. He was imprisoned for voicing his views against the French government that ruled Pondicherry at that time. As a poet, Bharathidasan primarily wrote on socio-political issues such as women’s liberation, rationalism, and against caste discrimination. He was deeply influenced by the great rationalist leader and social reformer, Periyar E. V. Ramaswami, and became one of the key figures in the Dravidian rationalist movement. He was bestowed with the titles ‘puratchi kavinjar’ (revolutionary poet) and ‘paa vendhar’ (king of poetry) to honor his excellence in Tamil poetry, and he was widely known by his titles. Bharathidasan’s works were nationalized, meaning they were brought into the public domain in 1991 by the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M. Karunanidhi. His works can be found at the open access Tamil literature repository Project Madurai.
Bharathidasan remained a prolific writer and poet until his death on 21 April 1964. He was posthumously awarded the Sahitya Academy Award for his Tamil play Pisiraandhaiyaar. One of his famous lines is ‘Arivai virivu sei, agandamakku,’ meaning “Expand knowledge – make it universal.” It has been the Bharathidasan Institute of Management’s endeavor to expand and universalize knowledge.
Named after the revolutionary poet Bharathidasan, Bharathidasan University was established in 1982 as an offshoot of the University of Madras. The university’s motto, “We will create a brave new world,” was framed from Bharathidasan’s poetic words “புதியதோர் உலகம் செய்வோம்” (let’s create a new world). The university aims to be true to such a vision by creating a brave new world of academic innovation for social change in the region.
Bharathidasan
(1891 – 1964) – (Tamilnadu)
Bharathidasan (Aged 73) was born on 29 April 1891 in Puducherry to Kanakasabai Mudaliar and Lakshmi Ammal, who belonged to the lineage of Sengunthar Kaikola Mudaliar. The poet’s real name was Kanakasubburatnam, and he married Palani Ammaiyar in 1920.
As a 20th-century Tamil poet and rationalist writer, Bharathidasan addressed mainly socio-political issues during India’s independence movement. He was greatly influenced by the Tamil poet Subramania Bharathi and named himself “Bharathi dasan,” meaning a follower or adherent of Bharathi. Bharathidasan was widely known as the “Revolutionary Poet” and “Pavendar” for his inspiring writings. He ran a magazine called Kuyil (in the form of poetry) every Monday.
An active participant in the Indian independence movement, Bharathidasan opposed both the British Raj and the French colonial government. He was imprisoned for voicing his views against the French government that ruled Pondicherry at that time. As a poet, Bharathidasan primarily wrote on socio-political issues such as women’s liberation, rationalism, and against caste discrimination. He was deeply influenced by the great rationalist leader and social reformer, Periyar E. V. Ramaswami, and became one of the key figures in the Dravidian rationalist movement. He was bestowed with the titles ‘puratchi kavinjar’ (revolutionary poet) and ‘paa vendhar’ (king of poetry) to honor his excellence in Tamil poetry, and he was widely known by his titles. Bharathidasan’s works were nationalized, meaning they were brought into the public domain in 1991 by the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M. Karunanidhi. His works can be found at the open access Tamil literature repository Project Madurai.
Bharathidasan remained a prolific writer and poet until his death on 21 April 1964. He was posthumously awarded the Sahitya Academy Award for his Tamil play Pisiraandhaiyaar. One of his famous lines is ‘Arivai virivu sei, agandamakku,’ meaning “Expand knowledge – make it universal.” It has been the Bharathidasan Institute of Management’s endeavor to expand and universalize knowledge.
Named after the revolutionary poet Bharathidasan, Bharathidasan University was established in 1982 as an offshoot of the University of Madras. The university’s motto, “We will create a brave new world,” was framed from Bharathidasan’s poetic words “புதியதோர் உலகம் செய்வோம்” (let’s create a new world). The university aims to be true to such a vision by creating a brave new world of academic innovation for social change in the region.
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