Somasundara Bharathiar

Somasundara Bharathiar
Somasundara Bharathiar
	Somasundara Bharathiar in his old age
Born	Satyananda Somasundaran; 27 July 1879; Ettayapuram Thoothukudi district
Died	14 December 1959 (aged 80); Madurai
Nationality	Indian
Education	post graduate in arts, undergraduate in law
Occupation	Lawyer, Tamil professor
Employer	Annamalai University, Chidambaram
Known for	Tamil research
Title	Navalar, 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.

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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[edit]

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[edit]

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

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[one-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)

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