Bharathidasan

In this Indian name, the name Kanagasabai is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Subburathinam.
Bharathidasan[1]
BornK. Subburathinam[1]
29 April 1891
Pondicherry, French India
(now Puducherry, India)
Died21 April 1964(1964-04-21) (aged 72)
Madras, Madras State
(now Chennai, Tamil Nadu), India
OccupationTeacher, Tamil poet, Tamil activist
PeriodPure Tamil movement
SpousePazhani Ammal
ChildrenSaraswathi Kannappan (Daughter)
Mannarmannan (Son)
Vasantha Dhandapani (Daughter)
Ramani Sivasubramaniyan (Daughter)
ParentsFather: Kanagasabai
Mother: Lakshmi
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Bharathidasan[1] (IPA: /ˈbɑːˌrʌðiˈðɑːˌsʌn/; born K. Subburathinam[1] 29 April 1891 – 21 April 1964), was a 20th-century[2] Tamil poet and rationalist writer whose literary works handled mostly socio-political issues. He was deeply influenced by the Tamil poet Subramania Bharathi and named himself "Bharathi dasan" meaning follower or adherent of Bharathi.[3] His greatest influence was Periyar and his self-respect movement.[4] Bharathidasan's writings[5] served as a catalyst for the growth of the Self-Respect Movement in Tamil Nadu. In addition to poetry, his views found expression in other forms such as plays, film scripts, short stories and essays. The Government of Puducherry union territory has adopted the song of Invocation to Mother Tamil, written by Bharathidasan as the state song of Puducherry (Tamil Thai Valthu (Puducherry)).[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b c d Birth name: K. Subburathinam, the person's given name: Subburathinam, father's given name: Kanagasabai. (K. Subburathinam by the prevalent patronymic initials as prefix naming system in Tamil Nadu and it is Subburathinam Kanagasabai by the patronymic suffix naming system.) He named himself "Bharathi dasan" meaning follower or adherent of Bharathi, and he is predominantly known as Bharathidasan.
  2. ^ "Bharathidasan's Biography". Tamil Virtual University; tamilvu.org. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  3. ^ "பாரதிதாசன்". itstamil.com. 2 July 2013.
  4. ^ "பாரதிதாசன்".
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference TVU_SRM_authors_plays was invoked but never defined (see the help page).