Subramanya Bharathi`s name is counted among the most celebrated brands of the country. He was a great Tamil poet, reformer and freedom fighter, during the pre-independence era. He was also referred to, by the name of Mahakavi Bharathiyar, meaning great poet in Tamil. He was an expert at both prose and poetry and used these to the best of his ability to coax the masses in the south to join the great Indian struggle for independence. His time was one of the most eventful ones in the history of India. He got attracted to the Hindu spirituality and nationalism, during his stay at Varanasi. He attained success as periodicals. He was simultaneously against social poverty, exploitation and abuse of the downtrodden people and the British rule, over the country. He lived a life of utter poverty, but he was always positive in his thoughts and actions.
Contents :
Preface
1. An Illustrious Life
2. A Bright Career
3. Great Poet and Writer
4. Contribution to Literature
5. Bharathi and Renaissance
6. Select Letters
7. Golden Words of Bharathi
8. Great Life at a Glance
Appendix-I
Appendix-II
Bibliography
