Subramania Bharati expressed patriotism through powerful poems and
literature, urging Indians to join the freedom struggle and envision a
liberated India. His patriotic work championed nationalist ideals, inspired
the masses, and was instrumental in spreading awareness during the Indian
independence movement, making him a national poet and a key figure in
disseminating nationalistic fervor through literary means. TODAY 11 9
BHGARATHI DAY AND I SALUTE HIM.
தேடிச்சோறு நிதந்தின்று – பல
சின்னஞ் சிறுகதைகள் பேசி – மனம்
வாடித் துன்பமிக உழன்று – பிறர்
வாட பலசெயல்கள் செய்து – நரை
கூடிக் கிழப்பருவம் எய்தி – கொடுங்
கூற்றுக் கிரையெனப்பின் மாயும் –பல
வேடிக்கை மனிதரைப் போலெ – நான்
வீழ்வேன் னென்று நினைத்தாயோ!
– சுப்பிரமணிய பாரதி (December 11, 1882 – September 11, 1921)
“அச்சமில்லை அச்சமில்லை அச்சமென்ப தில்லையே
இச்சகத்து ளொரெலாம் எதிர்த்து நின்ற போதிலும்,
அச்சமில்லை அச்சமில்லை அச்சமென்பதில்லையே
துச்சமாக எண்ணி நம்மைத் தூறு செய்த போதினும்,
அச்சமில்லை அச்சமில்லை அச்சமென்பதில்லையே
பிச்சை வாங்கி உண்ணும் வாழ்க்கை பெற்று விட்ட போதிலும்,
அச்சமில்லை அச்சமில்லை அச்சமென்ப தில்லையே
இச்சை கொண்ட பொருளெலாம் இழந்த விட்ட போதிலும்,
அச்சமில்லை அச்சமில்லை அச்சமென்பதில்லையே.
கச்சணிந்த கொங்கை மாதர் கண்கள் வீசு போதினும்,
அச்சமில்லை அச்சமில்லை அச்சமென்பதில்லையே.
நச்சை வாயி லேகொணர்ந்து நண்ப ரூட்டு போதினும்,
அச்சமில்லை அச்சமில்லை அச்சமென்பதில்லையே.
பச்சையூ னியைந்த வேற் படைகள் வந்த போதிலும்,
அச்சமில்லை அச்சமில்லை அச்சமென்பதில்லையே.
உச்சிமீது வானிடிந்து வீழுகின்ற போதினும்,
அச்சமில்லை அச்சமில்லை அச்சமென்பதில்லையே.”
― Subramanya bharathi, mahakavi barathiyar kavithaikal
“அக்கினிக் குஞ்சொன்று கண்டேன்-அதை
அங்கொரு காட்டிலோர் பொந்திடை வைத்தேன்;
வெந்து தணிந்தது காடு;-தழல்
வீரத்தில் குஞ்சென்றும் மூப்பென்றும் உண்டோ?
தத்தரிகிட தத்ரிகிட தித்தோம்.”
― Subramanya bharathi, mahakavi barathiyar kavithaikal
And he wanted equal freedom for all without distinction of caste
or class, sex or creed, as in his poem “Freedom”, translated by C.
Rajagopalachari thus:
“Freedom! Freedom! Freedom!
To the Pariahs, to the Tiyas, to the Pulayas,
Freedom!
Come, let us labour, all,
Sparing naught and hurting none,
Walking in the way of Truth and Light.
There shall be none of low degree.
And none shall be oppressed.
Born in India,
All are of noble birth.”
Singer of Unity and Integration
Subramania Bharati is a poet singing of unity, universal and national. He
is a poet of national integration, the crying need of the nation today, in
his birth centenary year. He had beautifully sung:
“She has thirty crores of faces
But her heart is one
She speaks eighteen languages
But her mind is one.”
Thirty crores have risen to seventy and may become a hundred, and eighteen
languages may become twenty-eight or more, but her heart will remain one,
her mind will remain one. She will remain the beneficent Mother of all,
blessing all. This was Subramania Bharati’s proud, prayerful song. Egypt is
gone, Babylon is gone, but India lives on.
I. RELEVANCE OF BHARATI TODAY
Subramania Bharati! Thou shouldst be living at this hour! India, your
Motherland, hath need of thee!
You sang of Freedom, Equality and Integration!
Today, these, more than ever before, are the need of the Nation!
To Bharati, poetry was life and his life was poetry. For him all
experiences of life–emotional, intellectual and spiritual–were desirable,
enjoyable, enriching and rewarding. He has classified experiences into nine
categories of Rasas all emerging from one Shakti or joy. And in one of his
essays he has written:
“This world is sweet; sweet is the skyand the wind.
The fire, the water and the land are sweet.
Youth and senility are sweet.
Saving is sweet; and so is being saved.
Destruction is sweet; and so is being destroyed.
Consumption is good; and so is being consumed.
Rasa is well; Life is well...well...well.”
“We sing because we must, it has been said of true poets. Poetry is the
call for fulfilment, the call Divine, the call of compulsion by the spirit
within, which makes the true poets. Poetry to Bharati, was self-expression,
self-fulfillment, self-realization and also the national need, the
compelling call of the times, to generate, to evoke and express the
impulse, the urge for freedom, for Bharat was in bondage and needed to be
free for its growth, its fulfilment, its mission, its destiny, its true
role in history.
Today, when the nation is confronted with dangers of external attack and
division and disintegration from within, due to foreign machinations and
internal, selfish squabbles, and the people are assailed by doubt and fear,
we need a voice of courage and faith, faith in ourselves, faith in our
future, the future of our Motherland. Subramania Bharati’s voice rings true
and clear and courageous, cheering and inspiring us. How beautifully he as
sung:
“Fear not, heart! Victory is sure!
Freedom is ours, here and now!
The mighty Mother lodges in my heart,
And Bhakti shall bear nectarean fruit.
High are the shoulders, mountain-like,
And they carry the Mother’s golden feet;
Hers are all thoughts, passions and deeds,
And Dharma is here, and Shakti too.”
This was Subramania Bharati, the seer, sure of victory, for singer of
Shakti, emerging from Bhakti–total dedication to the freedom, unity and
service of the Motherland, and fearlessly singing the Mantra of
fearlessness, rooted in Dharma, the true searching of our Dharma!
PRANAM TO HIM ON 11TH SEPT TODAY
K RAJARAM IRS 11925
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