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      • Acclaimed violinist and composer L Subramaniam talks to YourStory on how he began exploring music, why he decided to stick with the violin, and his foray into the world of fusion. It was the year 1958, and the agitation at Jaffna, Sri Lanka, was at its peak.
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  2. He fought for the emancipation of women, against child marriage, vehemently opposed the caste system, and stood for reforming society and religion. Born in Ettayapuram of Tirunelveli district (present-day Thoothukudi) in 1882, Bharati had his early education in Tirunelveli.

  3. 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.

  4. He has written on foreign affairs of India dealing largely with China, Pakistan and Israel. He was nominated to Rajya Sabha on 26 April 2016 for a six-year term, ending on 24 April 2022.

    • It was Swamy's effort in 1981 that he managed for the Hindu devotees to get an access for Kailash Mansarovar Yatra. His meeting with then China's paramount leader Deng Xiaoping normalized the issue and the pilgrimage route was re-opened.
    • Swamy was a member of Planning Commission and Union Minister of Commerce and Law during the period of 1990-91. Not many know that the blue-print of the landmark economic reforms was prepared by him under the prime ministership of Chandra Shekhar Singh.
    • The 2G scam under UPA regime caused a loss of Rs. 1.76 lakh crore to the national exchequer, according to a CAG report. Swamy was the first person to write to the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh seeking permission to prosecute the then Telecom Minister A Raja.
    • In 2004, when Congress-led UPA was voted to power, Sonia Gandhi had put forward her name to the then President APJ Abdul Kalam for prime ministership.
  5. Sep 15, 2023 · Today is the 84th birthday of the Hindu nationalist leader, scholar of economics and law, former Union Minister, and veteran BJP leader, Subramanian Swamy. He was born on 5 September 1939, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

  6. Oct 8, 2021 · BJP leader Subramanian Swamy removed the party's name from his Twitter bio after he was dropped from the BJP’s national executive committee on Thursday. The former Union minister removed “BJP National Exec. member” from his bio.

  7. Jun 18, 2020 · He was expelled from his teaching position at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi for promoting liberal economic policies. This heralded the beginning of his active political career. He was a stiff opponent of Indira Gandhi.