Remembering Mahakavi Subramaniya Bharathiyar

Today’s Daily sheet calendar shows ‘Mahakavi remembrance’ and there are so many posts in Social media on his memory day.  Appreciate the remembrance but the day is factually in correct !!!  

 

The great poet Mahakavi Subramaniya Barathiyar breathed his last in the night of 11.9.1921 which actually was 1.30 am ie., early hours of 12.9.1921. 

Most unfortunate thing was his age – his life was too short - he lived for only 39 years and passed away 104  years ago. 

I myself have seen the plaque in front of this house  that was  written 'remembrance' to Mahakavi Subrahmanya Barathiyar - this day - Sept 11 but later crudely altered and now stands corrected.

 

Most popular myths :

1. Barathiyar was killed by Triplicane temple elephant - there was an incident and he lived for 6 more months .. .. his passing away could be attributed to British savagery !

2. He died on Sept 11. .. officially it was the morning of Sept. 12, 2021   

சென்னை மாநகராட்சி பதிவேட்டில், செப்டம்பர், 12ல், இறந்தார் என, பதிவாகி உள்ளது, இந்த நிகழ்வை உறுதிப்படுத்தும் வகையில், தஞ்சைத் தமிழ்ப் பல்கலைக்கழகத்தின், பாரதிபாடல்ஆய்வுப்பதிப்பு நுாலிலும், 1921, செப்டம்பர் 12, 01:30 மணிஎன்றேகுறிப்பிடப்பட்டுள்ளது.

 

Remembering Mahakavi Subrahmaniya Bharathiyar

 

A name board leading to the house where lived in Varanasi and proud that I lived in the same street when Mahakavi lived in Thiruvallikkeni

 
Respects to Mahakavi – S Sampathkumar.
11.9.2025