Subramania Bharathiyar

Subramania Bharati^[a] (Born Chinnaswami Subramaniyan; 11 December 1882 – 11 September 1921) was an Indian writer, poet, composer, journalist, teacher, Indian independence activist, social reformer and polyglot. He was bestowed the title Bharati for his poetry and was a pioneer of modern Tamil poetry. He is popularly known by his title Bharati or Bharathiyar and also by the other title "Mahakavi Bharati" ("the great poet Bharati"). His works included patriotic songs composed during the Indian Independence movement. He fought for the emancipation of women, against child marriage, opposed the caste system, and advocated reforms of the society and religion.

Subramania Bharati
Subramania Bharati
Born	11 December 1882 Ettayapuram, Tirunelveli district, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu, India)
Died	11 September 1921 (aged 38) Madras, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Tamil Nadu, India)
Other names	Bharatiyar, Subbaiah, Sakthi Dasan, Mahakavi, Mundasu Kavignar, Veera Kavi
Citizenship	Indian
Occupations	Writer Poet Composer Journalist Teacher Indian Independence Activist Social reformer Polyglot
Movement	Indian independence movement
Spouse	Chellamma (m. 1896–1921)
Children	2
Family	Rajkumar Bharathi (great-grandson)
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