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Death of Subramania Bharati
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The poet and nationalist Subramania Bharati died in Madras, leaving a body of work central to modern Tamil literature.
Subramania Bharati was a Tamil poet, journalist and activist who wrote patriotic and social reform poetry. He campaigned for the freedom movement, women's emancipation and against caste discrimination. He died in Madras in September 1921. His works were later nationalised by the Madras government and he is widely regarded as a pioneer of modern Tamil poetry.
