Subramaniya Bharathiyar was born on 11th December 1882, in a village called Ettayapuram in Tirunelveli District in Tamil Nadu and his childhood name was Subbiah. His father was Chinnaswamy Iyer and his mother was Lakshmi Ammal.
Puducherry Apr 24 PTI Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday hailed national poet and freedom fighter Mahakavi Subramania Bharathi as the epitome of patriotism and said his ideas continue to motivate us all The Home Minister visited the Mahakavi Bharathiyar Memorial Museum here and said he was fortunate to have done so Subramania Bharathi is the epitome of patriotism unity social reforms His patriotic songs motivated countless people to join the Indian freedom movement His ideas continue to motivate us all Shah said in a tweet Shah is in the union territory to attend different events He paid floral tributes at a portrait of Bharathi at the memorial He also visited the Aurobindo Ashram and paid homage at the memorials of Aurobindo and his spiritual collaborator The Mother PTI COR SA ROH ROH