Bharathidasan Museum

Bharathidasan Museum is a small house museum in Puducherry dedicated to Tamil poet Kanagasabai Subburathinam, known as Bharathidasan. Located at 95 Perumal Koil Street, it is housed in the French-style building where the poet lived from 1929 to 1939. The museum preserves his personal belongings, manuscripts, letters, photographs and furniture, offering insight into his life, literary works and contribution to Tamil literature.

Visitors can expect a modest single-storey French colonial house converted into a memorial museum. Inside are displayed the poet's personal artifacts including furniture, manuscripts, letters, books, photographs and awards in glass cases. Information panels in Tamil and English explain his life and works. The setting is quiet and residential, close to other heritage buildings in central Puducherry. The visit is primarily for sightseeing and learning about Tamil literature.

The building served as the residence of Kanagasabai Subburathinam (1891-1964), popularly known as Bharathidasan, a renowned Tamil poet, writer and rationalist. He lived here from 1929 to 1939 during a productive period of his literary career. The Government of Puducherry later converted the house into a memorial museum to preserve his legacy and personal artifacts.

The museum commemorates Bharathidasan, a Sahitya Akademi Award-winning poet known as Puratchi Kavingar and a major figure in modern Tamil literature. It preserves his contributions to Tamil poetry, drama and social reform literature and serves as a cultural landmark for visitors interested in Tamil heritage and literary history of Puducherry.