KEY ANNOUNCEMENTS
would On ‘Mahakavi be held for Day’, school poetry and competitions college students, given ‘Bharathi and two Ilan students Tamizhar’ would award be and Rs 1 lakh cash
A compilation of his poems and essays would be brought out in a book titled “Manathil Urithi Vendum” and be distributed to 37L school students
Researchers on Bharathiyar will be
honoured with Rs 3L cash reward and a certificate
His statues, artifacts will be manufactured by Poompuhar
Bharathiyar’s signature specimens will be published on copper plates
A book on his life history will be released for kids and the best 100 poems will be published along with his best paintings. His best works will be translated into English
A separate wing ‘Bharathiyal’ would be set up to compile his books and his research work copies of which would be available at his memorials at Ettayapuram where he was born, and at Triplicane as well as in the Anna Centenary Library and in Madurai
Events with the theme ‘Parengum Bharati’, in collaboration with the World Tamil Associations, would be organised
A concert ‘Bharati on Screen’ showing only Bharati’s songs featured in movies would be held at the JN Stadium after the pandemic situation eases
As 2021 is his centenary death anniversary, programmes will be conducted once a week for a year in Bharathiyar memorial house
Financial assistance would be provided to maintain the house in Kashi, where he lived
Govt will provide financial aid to produce his works as documentaries and dramas
His poetry will be put up in schools, colleges, bus stands and other important places