Aide whose pen stopped Bharati writing prose
Aide whose pen stopped Bharati writing prose January 26, 2021, 2:21 PM IST Not many may know that the first book on the life and works of firebrand poet Subramania Bharati as we know it today, 100 years since his death, was by his close associate Va Ramaswami Aiyangar. Va Raa, as he was known, was the first biographer of Bharati. The two met at a time of turmoil and new awakening in Puducherry. Born in 1889, V Ramaswami Ayyangar was a bright student but had to abandon his studies due to financial constraints. It was at this time that he was drawn towards the national movemen...
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