Somasundara Bharathiar

Satyananda Somasundaran^[1] (27 July 1879 – 14 December 1959), also known as Somasundara Bharathiar, was a Tamil researcher, writer, professor and lawyer. He participated in the Anti-Hindi agitations of Tamil Nadu. He also headed the movement for the abolition of untouchability in Madurai.^[2]

Somasundara Bharathiar
Somasundara Bharathiar in his old age
Born	Satyananda Somasundaran (1879-07-27)27 July 1879 Ettayapuram Thoothukudi district
Died	14 December 1959(1959-12-14) (aged 80) Madurai
Nationality	Indian
Education	post graduate in arts, undergraduate in law
Occupation(s)	Lawyer, Tamil professor
Employer(s)	Annamalai University, Chidambaram
Known for	Tamil research
Title	Navalar, Kanakkayar.
Spouse(s)	(1) Meenatchi (2) Vasumathi
Children	(1) Dr. Rajaram Bharathi (2) Lakmirathan Bharathi (3) Lakshmi Bharathi (4) Meenatchi (5) Dr. Lalitha Kameshwaran
Parent(s)	Ettappa Pillai, Muthammal.

Early life

He was born to Subramaniya Nayakkar (Ettappa Pillai) - Muthammal on 27 July 1879 in Ettayapuram. He was a friend of Subramania Bharati, whose father worked with Somasudara Bharathi's father. Both Somasundaran and Subramaniyam went to a poetry competition. Both their poems were selected as best poems. Both were given the title Bharathi.^[3]