Context:
President of India has renamed the Tamil Nadu Raj Bhavan Hall as a tribute to Subramania Bharati.
About Subramania Bharati:
- Indian nationalist writer.
- Poet, freedom fighter and social reformer.
- Birth – 1882 – Madras Presidency.
- Father of modern Tamil style.
- Known as – ‘Mahakavi Bharathiyar‘
- Major Works – Kannanpattu, PanchaliSapatham, KuyilPattu, Pudiya Russia, Gnanaratham etc.
Contribution to the Nationalist Era:
- Joined the Tamil daily newspaper – “Swadesamitran”
- Associated with – Indian National Congress (INC) – Attended the annual sessions of INC.
- Publications – India, Vijaya, Sudesa Geethangal
Source: The Hindu
Previous Year Question
The Vital-Vidhvansak, the first monthly journal to have the untouchable people as its target audience was published by
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(a) Gopal Baba Walangkar
(b) JyotibaPhule
(c) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
(d) Bhimrao Ranji Ambedkar
