Poet Nightingale BharathiyarSubramaniya Bharathiyar was born on 11th December 1882 in Ettayapuram, which is now part of Thoothukudi District. He died on 11th September 1921.Bharathiar was educated at a local high school where his talents as a poet were recognized even at the age of 11. He had a voracious appetite for learning ancient and contemporary Tamil literature and had a gifted intellect to derive astonishing truths from ancient poems.He was also one of the prominent leaders of the Indian independence movement. His national integration songs earned him the title “Desiya Kavi” (National Poet).His patriotic songs emphasize nationalism, unity of India, equality of men and the greatness of the Tamil language.With the energy of Aum Shuddha Shakti Aum !Editions ASSA, Christian Piaget