

In the 1940s, Congress leader and Tamil scholar Thiru. I found a copy in the archives,” said Kadarkarai, who writes and lectures on Bharathiar.


Kalki in 1982, when Bharathiar’s birth centenary was celebrated. “The handwritten letter was in the possession of Ramamurthy, president of the Youth Association, for two decades and he published it in Tamil magazine Nagar, had agreed to record his views on the issue when approached by members of the Bharathi Youth Association in 1962. His birth anniversary should be celebrated every year and all Tamils should become poets,” he said in a handwritten letter, which has been traced by Tamil writer Kadarkarai.īharathidasan, who was living on Raman Street in T. “Subramania Bharathi is a world-class poet. A letter written by him reiterates the point. Well known Tamil poet Bharathidasan, a disciple of Bharathiar, had strongly argued in favour of celebrating his birth anniversary. Whether to celebrate the birth anniversary of national poet Subramania Bharathiar or observe his death anniversary has always been a subject of debate in Tamil Nadu.
