Bharathiar Illam, Triplicane, Chennai

Subramanya Bharathi, who lived between the end of the 19th century CE and the beginning of 20th century CE, was one of India's greatest poets. He wrote many poems in Tamil, which inspired thousands of people to fight for India's independence. He wrote poems almost on all subjects; however, his patriotic poems, devotional poems, and poems on social reform became very popular among Tamils.

Bharathi was a national leader who was actively involved in politics. He started writing poems when he was just seven years old. He knew a lot of languages, including English, French, Sanskrit, and Telugu. He also wrote a lot of stories. He used to sing his own songs. His speech in public meetings was always inspirational. He was also a journalist. Some of his followers refer to him as the incarnation of Goddess Saraswati due to his abundance of knowledge.

Bharathi, born in a village near Tirunelveli in Southern Tamil Nadu, spent his last days in Triplicane, Chennai. The government bought the house where he lived, and it was converted into a monument (Bharathiar Illam a.k.a Bharathiar house). The Bharathiar Illam monument houses many rare photographs of Bharathi and his family members and friends, and some letters exchanged between Bharathi and others and Bharathi's works.

It is a must-see place in Chennai to honor this great poet. 

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