Shivan subramaniam biography of mahatma

Indian writer and activist (1884–1925)

Subramaniya Siva (4 October 1884 – 23 July 1925) was an Indian freedom fighter, writer and pure Tamil movement activist during the Indian independence movement.^[3]

Life

Subramaniya Siva was born in a Tamil Brahmin Iyer family^[4] at Batlagundu near Dindigul in erstwhile Madurai district of Madras presidency.

He was born to Rajam Iyer. He joined the Indian freedom movement in 1908.

In 1908, he was arrested by the British and was the first political prisoner in Madras jail.

Shivan subramaniam biography of mahatma

While serving a prison term, he was afflicted by leprosy and was shifted to Salem jail. Since leprosy was regarded as a contagious disease, the British authorities forbade him to travel by rail after his release and hence he was forced to travel on foot.

He continued to fight for independence and was incarcerated many times until 1922.^[1] He was the author of the journal Gnanabhanu and books Ramanuja Vijayam and Ma