

Subbiah studied at the English school at Tirunelveli. His father, Chinnasamy Iyer was at the service of the zamindar of Ettayapuram. Subramaniam Subbiah Iyer was born on 11 December 1882 at Ettayapuram, in Tirunelveli district. In this short paper I intend to adopt a step by step chronological approach in order to unravel the special feature or features in his life that allowed Bharati to emerge as the Mahakavi. But scholars hitherto have not done adequate research on how he became a Mahakavi and what was the special situation and circumstances in which he found himself that permitted him to emerge as a Mahakavi of modern India and Thamizhnadu.

Great Poet, only several years after his death. Bharati was recognized as a Mahakavi i.e. Besides Tamil, he has also produced some wonderful poems and prose in English. His works were mostly in Tamil, his mother tongue. It is a recognized historical fact that Subramania Bharati of Thamizhnadu is one of the great nationalist poets, social reformers, writers and revolutionaries of modern India. 266-273 by J.B.P.More (This article is based on my Tamil book ‘Puducheri Valartha Bharathiyar, published by Leon Prouchandy Memorial Sangam, Pondicherry, 2011) Tamizh Nungu, ‘Aar’ Karuthranga Katturai Thokuppu, Chennai, 2014, pp. No Mahakavi without Puduchery(in) R.Kalaivani, K.A.
