International Bharathi Festival 2020

The International Bharathi Festival is being organised by Vanavil Cultural Centre to celebrate the 138th birth anniversary of Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathi.

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020

Key-Points

Subramania Bharati (1882 – 1921) was a Tamil poet, Indian independence activist and a social reformer from Tamil Nadu.

He is also known as ‘Bharathiyar’ and ‘Mahakavi Bharati’.

He is considered as one of the pioneers of modern Tamil literature. He used Nondi Chindu in most of his works.

His poetry covered political (related to Indian Independence movement), social (women and Dalit empowerment) and spiritual themes.

The word ‘Chindu’ refers to a couplet or poem in Tamil set to a particular meter.

There are various types of Chindus. Nondi Chindus were meant for by ‘Nondis’, the narrators or announcers in folk dramas and event.