Somasundara Bharathiar

Somasundara Bharathiar
Somasundara Bharathiar in his old age
Born
Satyananda Somasundaran

(1879-07-27)27 July 1879
Died14 December 1959(1959-12-14) (aged 80)
NationalityIndian
Educationpost graduate in arts, undergraduate in law
Occupation(s)Lawyer, Tamil professor
Employer(s)Annamalai University, Chidambaram
Known forTamil research
TitleNavalar, Kanakkayar.
Spouse(s)(1) Meenatchi
(2) Vasumathi
Children(1) Dr. Rajaram Bharathi
(2) Lakmirathan Bharathi
(3) Lakshmi Bharathi
(4) Meenatchi
(5) Dr. Lalitha Kameshwaran
Parent(s)Ettappa Pillai, Muthammal.

Somasundara Bharathiar (27 July 1879 – 14 December 1959) was a Tamil researcher, writer, professor and lawyer. He participated in the Anti-Hindi agitations of Tamil Nadu. He also headed the movement for the abolition of untouchability in Madurai.

Early days

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Satyananda Somasundaran is the birth name of Somasundara Bharathiar.[1] Born to Subramaniya Nayakkar (Ettappa Pillai) - Muthammal on 27 July 1879 in Ettayapuram. He was a friend of Subramania Bharati, whose father worked with Somasudara Bharathi's father. Both Somasundaran and Subramaniyam went to a poetry competition. Both their poems were selected as best poems. Both were given the title Bharathi.[2]

References

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  1. ^ நாவலர் ச. சோமசுந்தர பாரதியாரின் நூல் தொகுதி – 2. Chennai: சாம்பசிவனார் ச, வசுமதி பதிப்பகம். January 1997.
  2. ^ பெரியபெருமாள், குன்றக்குடி (1996). தமிழ் வளர்த்த நல்லறிஞர்கள். Chennai.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)