CELEBRATING LEGENDARY POETS

Bharathidasan

In Celebration of the 125th Birth Anniversary of Bharathidasan 

 

Speakers: Dr. Govindasamy Rajagopal, Associate Professor of Tamil, Delhi University ; and Dr. N. Chandra Segaran, Assistant, Professor, Centre of Indian Languages, Jawaharlal Nehru University

 

Chair:  Shri Vijay Raja Mohan

 

Kanakasabai Subburathinam (1891 – 1964), popularly called Bharathidasan was a 20th-century Tamil poet and rationalist whose literary works handled mostly socio-political issues. His writings served as a catalyst for the growth of the Dravidian movement in Tamil Nadu. In addition to poetry, his views found expression in other forms such as plays, film scripts, short stories and essays. He was mentored by Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathiyar (after whom he called himself "Bharathidasan"). The Government of Puducherry union territory has adopted the song of invocation to Goddess Tamil written by Bharathidasan as the state song of Puducherry 

 

(Collaboration: The Poetry Society, India)