Subramania Bharati (born December 11, 1882, Ettaiyapuram, Madras Presidency, India—died September 12, 1921, Madras (now Chennai)) was an Indian writer of the nationalist period who is regarded as the father of the modern Tamil literary style. Discover the powerful works of Subramania Bharati, a renowned Tamil poet and advocate for equality and freedom. Chinnaswamy Subramania Bharathi (March 11, 1882 - March 11, 1921) Chinnaswamy Subramania Bharathi (March 11, 1882 - March 11, 1921) was a poet, writer, journalist, freedom fighter and social reformer. He is also known as Bharatiyar and Mahakavi. Bharathi was a pioneer of modern Tamil poetry with an excellent knowledge of Tamil poetry and prose. He 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. He was born in Ettayapuram, South India, in 1882, and died in Madras in 1921. He is considered one of India’s greatest poets.
