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  Subramania Bharathiyar, also known as Subramania Bharati, was a Tamil author, poet, journalist, Indian independence activist, social reformer and polyglot born on the 11th of December 1882. Acting as the pioneer of modern Tamil poetry, Subramania Bharati was given the title of “Mahakavi Bharati”, which means the Great Poet Bharathi. The Tamil poet is best known for his works in the field of emancipation of women, standing against child marriage, reforming Brahminism and religion and his excellent literary works surrounding the idea of patriotism for India and the independence movement against the British Empire. Bharathiyar translated his own poetry collection under the title “Agni and Other Poems and Translations” in 1977. Bharathi’s songs in Tamil have almost a Shakespearean touch in freshness, spontaneity and suggestive power of the lyrical outburst. They herald a new epoch in our lives. Bharathi is not a summer cloud, but the first expression and descent of the monsoon it...

  Varahaneri Venkatesa Subramaniam Aiyar also known as V. V. S. Aiyar was an Indian revolutionary from Trichurapalli, Tamilnadu. He fought against British Colonial Rule in India. He was also a Tamil writer and is considered as the father of modern Tamil short story. He translated the  Ramavatharam  of Kambar   and Thirukkural int o English.             V. V. S. Aiyar translated the entire work of the Thirukkural text in English prose, which became the first complete English translation by a native scholar. Aiyar's work is considered by various scholars as the most scholarly of all the English translations made until then, including those by native English scholars.           “The Glorification of Righteousness” was the 4 th chapter of the first part of Thirukkural which focuses on Virtues(Arathupal). In the first verse itself Thiruvallur brings out the importance, significa...

  George Uglow Pope   or G. U. Pope was an Anglican Christian Missionary and Tamil Scholar who spent 40 years in Tamilnadu and translated many Tamil texts into English. His popular translations included those of the Tirukkural and Thiruvasagam. Born in Canada, he chose teaching as his profession. His statue can be found in the Chennai beach as a recognition for his contribution to the understanding and promotion of the Tamil language.   G. U. Pope translated Tirukkural on 1886. His translation contains an introduction, grammar, translation, notes, lexicon and concordance. It also includes the English translation of F. W. Ellis and the Latin translation of Constanzo Beschi.   “Possession of Love” (Anbudami) is the 8 th chapter of the first part of Tirukkural which focuses on Ethical Code of Conduct(Arathupal). "Possession of Love" is from verse 71 to 80. Within this 10 extra-ordinary couplets , the great saint Thiruvalluvar has given wise words of wisdom. T...