Tamil Nadu Timeline

Bharathidasan

3 events, 1946 to 1982.

  1. 1946

    1. 1946PuducherryLiterature

      Bharathidasan wins the Golden Parrot Prize

      For his play Amaithi-Oomai, the Tamil poet Bharathidasan received the Golden Parrot Prize.

  2. 1964

    1. 21 Apr 1964ChennaiLiterature

      Death of poet Bharathidasan

      Bharathidasan, the rationalist Tamil poet influenced by Subramania Bharati and Periyar, died in Madras.

  3. 1982

    1. 1982TiruchirappalliEducation

      Bharathidasan University established in Tiruchirappalli

      The state government established Bharathidasan University at Tiruchirappalli, named after the Tamil poet Bharathidasan.