{{Short description|Indian writer and activist (1884–1925)}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}} {{Infobox person | name = Subramaniya Siva | image = SubramaniyaSiva.jpg | caption = Portrait of Subramaniya Siva | birth_date = 4 October 1884 | birth_place = Batlagundu, Madurai District, Madras Presidency, British India | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1925|07|23|1884|10|04}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/125th-birth-anniversary-of-subramaniya-siva-celebrated/article1356715.ece|title=125th Birth anniversary of Subramaniya Siva celebrated|work=The Hindu|date=15 October 2008}}</ref> | death_place = Papparapatti, Madras Presidency, British India }}
'''Subramaniya Siva''' (4 October 1884 – 23 July 1925) was an Indian independence activist, and writer. He was a supporter of Tanittamil Iyakkam, a linguistic purism movement, that advocated to get rid of loan words from the Tamil language.
==Life== Subramaniya Siva was born on 4 October 1884 in a Tamil Brahmin family in Batlagundu, Madurai District, Madras Presidency. <ref name="Life">{{cite web|url=http://tamilnation.co/hundredtamils/subramaniamsiva.htm|title=Subramania Siva|work=Tamil nation|access-date=19 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=23 July 2019|title=Subramaniya Siva, Tamil nationalist who fought for purity in the language|url=https://theprint.in/theprint-profile/subramaniya-siva-tamil-nationalist-who-fought-for-purity-in-the-language/266635/|access-date=11 January 2022|work=The Print}}</ref> He joined the Indian independence movement in the early 1900s. He considered himself as a sanyasi, and equated India's freedom from the British colonial rule with spiritual liberation. He worked along with other Tamil independence activists such as Subramania Bharati and V. O. Chidambaram. In 1908, he was arrested by the British and sent to jail. While serving a prison term, he was afflicted by leprosy.<ref name="Life"/>
Despite Siva's release from prison, the British authorities forbade him to travel by rail since leprosy was regarded as a contagious disease. He was forced to travel on foot, and continued his political and literary activities. Between 1908 and 1922, he was imprisoned four times and endured severe physical hardship and poverty. He eventually succumbed to the disease and died on 23 July 1925.<ref name="Life"/>
== Literary works == Siva served as the editor of the journal ''Gnanabhanu''. He authored more than 30 books in Tamil, across various themes. His major works include ''Ramaniya Vijayam'', ''Sachithanandha Sivam'', ''Sankara VIjayam'', and ''Yoga Sadhana Rahasyam''. He also wrote several plays, short stories, and a novel. He translated the works of Swami Vivekananda from English to Tamil. Siva was a supporter of Tanittamil Iyakkam, a linguistic purism movement, that advocated to get rid of loan words from the Tamil language. He promoted the movement through his works, and writings in the magazine ''Gnanabanu''.<ref name="Life"/>
==Honours== A memorial for Siva has been established at Papparapatti in Dharmapuri district.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/20/stories/2010022062450400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100224230209/http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/20/stories/2010022062450400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 February 2010|work=The Hindu|title=Memorial for Subramania Siva|date=10 February 2010}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
{{Indian independence movement}} {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Siva, Subramaniya}} Category:1884 births Category:1925 deaths Category:Indian independence activists from Tamil Nadu Category:People from Madurai district