Author Dr S Padmapriya

 Quick and Interesting Information Bytes about Mahakavi Subramaniya Bharathiyar by Dr.S.Padmapriya  1. Bharathiyar was born as C.Subramaniyan Iyer in Ettayappuram in the erstwhile Thirunelveli district in Madras Presidency. Now, Ettayappuram comes under Thoothukudi District of Tamilnadu state of Bharat. 2. He wrote his first poem in Tamil at the age of eleven. 3. He worked at Ettayappuram Palace for some time. 4. He travelled to Kasi and lived there for a few years. 5. He was a polyglot and learnt multiple languages including Hindi and Sanskrit. 6. C.Subramaniyan was a Brahmin but he opposed the practice of untouchability. 7. 'Bharathi' was a title earned by him for his erudition and his debating skills. 8. He was considered a 'Mahakavi' or 'Great Poet' like Kalidasa. 9. He was a social reformer. 10. He wrote many patriotic poems including 'Vande Mataram' and 'Jai Bharat'. 11. He wrote many poems on the greatness of Tamilnadu and the Tamil langu...

Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan The Model World Citizen and Philosopher – Statesman By Dr.S. Padmapriya, Ph.D. Author, Educator and Thinker, Chennai Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was born on the 5th of September of 1888 at Tiruttani, which was part of erstwhile Madras Presidency and current Tamilnadu State in a Telugu speaking Family. His father was Sarvepalli Veeraswami and mother was Sitamma. He belonged to the Hindu religion and was a Brahmin by birth but espoused a tolerant approach to all religions while being all along a staunch torch bearer of Hinduism. He placed higher faith in Humanity and in Humanitarianism, which earned him the immense respect and admiring love from everyone from all corners of the world. He came from a humble and simple background. His father was a subordinate revenue official in the service of a local zamindar or landlord at Tiruttani. This was before the times when the Zamindari system was scrapped after India attained Independence. His early years were spent...