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Bharathidasan[1] | |
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| Born | K. Subburathinam[1] 29 April 1891 |
| Died | 21 April 1964(1964-04-21) (aged 72) |
| Occupation | Teacher,Tamil poet,Tamil activist |
| Period | Pure Tamil movement |
| Spouse | Pazhani Ammal |
| Children | Saraswathi Kannappan (Daughter) Mannarmannan (Son) Vasantha Dhandapani (Daughter) Ramani Sivasubramaniyan (Daughter) |
| Parents | Father: Kanagasabai Mother: Lakshmi |
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Bharathidasan[1] (IPA:/ˈbɑːˌrʌðiˈðɑːˌsʌn/; bornK. Subburathinam[1] 29 April 1891 – 21 April 1964) was a 20th-century[2]Tamil poet andrationalist writer whose literary works handled mostly socio-political issues. He was deeply influenced by the Tamil poetSubramania Bharathi and named himself "Bharathi dasan" meaning follower or adherent of Bharathi.[3] His greatest influence wasPeriyar and hisself-respect movement. Bharathidasan's writings[4] served as a catalyst for the growth of theSelf-Respect Movement inTamil Nadu. In addition to poetry, his views found expression in other forms such as plays, film scripts, short stories and essays. The Government ofPuducherry union territory has adopted the song of Invocation to Mother Tamil, written by Bharathidasan as the state song of Puducherry (Tamil Thai Valthu (Puducherry)).[5]
Kanaka Subburathinam was born[2][6] inPuducherry (earlier called Pondicherry) on 29 April 1891 to Kanagasabai Mudaliar and Lakshmi Ammal. He was deeply influenced by the Tamil poet and freedom fighter,Subramania Bharathi,[2] who mentored him and hence Subburathinam named himself "Bharathi dasan" meaning follower or adherent of Bharathi. He is popularly known asBharathidasan[1] (Tamil:பாரதிதாசன்). A twentieth century Tamil poet, Bharathidasan was an active participant in theIndian independence movement, he opposed both theBritish Raj[2] and the French colonial government.[2] He was imprisoned[2] for voicing his views against the French Government that was ruling Pondicherry at that time. Bharathidasan was a poet in his own right, writing mostly on socio-political issues like women’s liberation, rationalism, and against caste discrimination. He was greatly influenced by the great rationalist leader and social reformer,Periyar E. V. Ramaswami.[2] Bharathidasan became one of the key figures in theDravidian rationalist movement.[2][4] He was bestowed 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 works were nationalized meaning brought into public domain[2] in 1991 by the then Chief Minister of Tamil NaduM. Karunanidhi. Bharathidasan's works can be found at the open access Tamil literature repositoryProject Madurai.[7]
He remained a prolific[8] writer and poet till he died on 21 April 1964,[2] a week before his 73rd birthday. He was awarded theSahitya Academy Award[2] posthumously for his Tamil play[4]Pisiraandhaiyaar.[2] One among his famous lines is ‘அறிவை விரிவு செய், அகண்டமாக்கு’, ‘Arivai virivu sei, agandamakku’ meaning “Expand knowledge – make it universal”. Named after this great poet, it has beenBharathidasan institute of management's endeavour to expand and universalize knowledge.
Named after the revolutionary poet Bharathidasan, theBharathidasan University was set up in 1982 as an offshoot of theUniversity of Madras. The motto of the University “We will create a brave new world” has been framed from Bharathidasan’s poetic words “புதியதோர் உலகம் செய்வோம்”. The University endeavours to be true to such a vision by creating in the region a brave new world of academic innovation for social change.
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