Mahakavi Subramania Bharathiyar

• Born : 11 Dec 1882 in Ettayapuram, Thoothukudi Dist, in Saiva Brahmin family
• Parents: Chinnasami Aiyar and Lakshmi Ammal (mother died in 1889)
• Personal Name : Chinnasami Subramania Aiyar.  The title  "Bharathi" (Tamil Bharathi = Goddess Saraswathi ) conferred to him in 1893 in the Sabha of court-poets in recognition of his poetic talent-later it became his pet-name.
• 1894-1897: Studied in Hindu College, Tirunelveli.
• 15 June 1897 Married Chellamma, aged 7; 1898 father dies
• 1898-1902 stay at Banares with his aunt, learns Sanksrit, Hindi etc, entrance exam to Allahabad University.
• 1902-1904 Court poet at Ettayapuram; Aug-Nov 1904  Tamil teacher at Sethupathi High School, Madurai; Nov 1904 on the staff of Swedhesimithiran, well known Tamil daily of Madras;
• 1905 active political life starts; 1906 contact with Chidambaram Pillai, on the staff of radical daily Inthia; Attends Congress session in Calcutta, meets sister Nivedita.
• 1907 Editor of Inthiya and Bala Bharatha; meets Tilak, Aurobindo Ghosh, Lajpath Ray.
• Composes partiotic songs publishes his first book "Swedhsa Geethangkal" in 1908
• 1908 Inthiya newspaper comes under govt surveilance, takes refuge in Pondicherry.
• 1909 2nd volume of poetry - janmmpUmi.
• 1908-1910 Inthiya paper published from Pondicherry; 1910 Aurobindo and VVS Aiyar come to Pondicherry.
• 1912 - 1918 stays in Pondicherry to avoid arrest by the british, writes political and other essays; composes poetry-Kannan Pattu,  Kuyil Pattu, Panchali Sapatham,
• 1917 first edition of Kannan Pattu released.
• Nov 1918 returns to India, got arrested and released after 34 days.
• 1918-19 leaves for Kilkattiyam and Ettayapuram, lives in poverty; 1919 goes to Madras meets Gandhi in Rajaaji's house; 1920 joins Swadesimiththran in Triplicane.