{"id":27066,"date":"2013-12-12T22:27:13","date_gmt":"2013-12-13T03:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=27066"},"modified":"2013-12-13T20:19:57","modified_gmt":"2013-12-14T01:19:57","slug":"subramaniya-bhaarathiyaar-remembering-a-remarkable-poet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=27066","title":{"rendered":"Subramaniya Bhaarathiyaar: Remembering a Remarkable Poet \u266b"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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by DushiYanthini Kanagasabapathipillai<\/strong><\/p>\n

“W<\/strong>e will destroy the idiocy
\nOf denigrating womanhood”<\/strong><\/em> ~ Mahakavi Subramaniya Bhaarathiyaar<\/strong><\/em>, (11 December 1882 ~11 September 1921), (Tamil Poet, Reformer and Freedom Fighter who supported the women and their rights)<\/em><\/p>\n

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Statue of Great Tamil poet Mahakavi Subramaniya Bhaarathiyaar stands tall in Jaffna Peninsula, North of Sri Lanka<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Mahakavi Subramaniya Bhaarathiyaar was very well known for his passionate poems and his active role in Indian independence movement. He was and still known as people\u2019s poet and freedom fighter. Bharathiyaar has written many poems on women\u2019s freedom, caste and patriotism.
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\nBharathiyaar was prolific and adept in both the prose and poetry forms. Bharathiyaar was a symbol of courage, knowledge and resilience. He was born on 11th December 1882 into an orthodox Brahmin family in Ettayapuram in Tamil Nadu, India and died on 11th September 1921. Bharathiyaar\u2019s father wanted him to learn English, excel in Arithmetic and become an Engineer. But, Bharathiyaar had another dream to discover. He became a poet and activist. His poetry expressed progressive and reformist ideas. He was very passionate about Tamil language. He did not believe in caste system. His thick black mustache and neatly worn white turban are permanent symbols of \u0bae\u0b95\u0bbe \u0b95\u0bb5\u0bbf \u0bae\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb5\u0bbf (Great Poet = People’s Poet).<\/p>\n

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\nSignature of Mahakavi Subramaniya Bhaarathiyaar in Tamil<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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“You are the veenai to me” \u266b Vocal \u266b Rendered by Jayashri Ramnath (popularly known as Bombay Jayashri)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

He got married to his cousin Sellammaal at the age of 14 in 1897. Bharathiyaar composed an instant poem for his wife Sellammaal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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“You are the veenai to me” \u266b Instrumental \u266b Rendered by Mandolin Vidvan Maestro U. Shrinivas<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

“You are the veenai to me; I am the finger that strums the tuned string,
\nYou are the pendant adorning my neck; I\u2019m your new diamond sparkling.
\nWherever I look, what do I see but the blazing lustre of your regal eye?
\nYour esteemed highness, my QUEEN, you are the bedrock of my life”.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

He has penned many patriotic poems.<\/p>\n

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The above portrait hangs at Bhaarathy Public Library in Uyarappulam, Aanaikkottai, Jaffna District.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cIn the crow\u2019s black feather, Nanda Lala \u266b Flute Instrumental \u266b Rendered by Palghat Sree Ram<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

His KuyilPaattu is still famous among many of us:~<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the crow\u2019s black feather, Nanda Lala,
\nI see your duskiness, Nanda La La.
\nIn every green tree that I see, Nanda La La,
\nI see your divine colour, Nanda La La.
\nIn every sound that I hear, Nanda La La,
\nI hear the sound of your music, Nanda La La.
\nIn the touch of a fire, Nanda La La,
\nI feel the thrill of touching you, Nanda La La”.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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A Crow sits on a Cow in the Nallur temple vicinity early in the morning<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Flocks of crows neatly sit on power cables in Jaffna at dusk<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Voice of Seergazhi S. Govindarajan \u266b \u0b86\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bbf, \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb4\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9 \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0bbf?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u0b86\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bbf, \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb4\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9 \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0bbf? ~ We may have thousand of sects; that, however, does not justify a foreigner to come and preach us justice!<\/p>\n

He is dearly loved and his passionate poems are often remembered remarkably by many Tamils in Sri Lanka. <\/p>\n

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Flocks of crows dance in the skies of Jaffna at dusk<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Statue of Great Tamil Poet Mahakavai Subramaniya Bhaarathiyaar in Jaffna, while crow crosses at dawn. I stood and waited for two hours for a crow to cross my lens<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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I captured a drawing by a child who wants to be Bhaarathiyaar. The particular drawing is hanging high in an office in the East.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Portrait of Subramaniya Bhaarathiyaar\u2019s at the Public Library in Puthukkudiyiruppu, Batticaloa district<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Courtesy: PassionParade<\/a> ~ on facebook.com\/pages\/Passion-Parade<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dushiyanthini Kanagasabapathipillai can be reached at ~ dushi.pillai@gmail.com<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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