Subrahmanya Bharati
Tamil poet, journalist, and nationalist whose passionate verse in classical and modern idioms helped forge Tamil literary modernity. He is revered as Mahakavi Bharati and his songs are integral to Tamil cultural identity.
Works
- Bharatiyar KavitaikalCollection of poems celebrating national pride and social change in Tamil
- Kuyil PattuLyrical poem in Tamil addressing women's independence and social reform
- Panchali SabathamClassical Tamil poem depicting the tragic story of Panchali
- Kannan PattuDevotional Tamil poem celebrating Lord Krishna
- Nilave VaaTamil poem urging the arrival of moonlight and enlightenment