LiteratureNational and Dravidian movements
For his play Amaithi-Oomai, the Tamil poet Bharathidasan received the Golden Parrot Prize.
Shaped by the influence of Subramania Bharati and of the Self-Respect Movement, Bharathidasan made his name as a Tamil poet. His play Amaithi-Oomai (Peace and Dumbness) earned him the Golden Parrot Prize in 1946. A Sahitya Akademi Award was conferred on him posthumously in 1970.
Subramania Bharati goes into exile in Pondicherry
Facing an arrest warrant, the poet and journalist Subramania Bharati moved to French-ruled Pondicherry, where he lived for about ten years.
Kalki begins Sivagamiyin Sapatham
Kalki Krishnamurthy began serialising Sivagamiyin Sapatham, a historical novel set in the Pallava period.
Subramania Bharati's works nationalised
The Madras government nationalised the writings of poet Subramania Bharati, the first such step for any poet in India.
French India transferred de facto to India after the Kizhoor referendum
After the Kizhoor referendum, Pondicherry, Karaikal, Yanam and Mahe passed de facto from France to the Indian Union.
De jure transfer of the French settlements to India
Once France ratified the Treaty of Cession, Pondicherry and the other former French settlements legally became part of India.
Bharathidasan, the rationalist Tamil poet influenced by Subramania Bharati and Periyar, died in Madras.
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