![]() Although born into an orthodox Brahmin family, he considered all living beings as equal and to illustrate this he performed the upanayanam for a young Dalit man and made him a Brahmin. He had a prodigious output penning thousands of verses on diverse topics like Indian Nationalism, love songs, children’s songs, songs of nature, glory of the Tamil language, and odes to prominent freedom fighters of India like TilakGandhi and Lajpat Rai. He resumed editing Swadesimeitran from in Madras modern day Chennai. ![]() Around the age of 11, he was conferred the title of “Bharati”, the one blessed by Bharrathiyarthe goddess of learning.
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