First i came to know of him from my School (tamil)text books .We had some of his poems in our poetry section and i remember how all of us just memorised them to earn those marks in the complicated examinations ..
As i grew up , i realised his writings are too good to just be read & memorised for those mere marks .From then , i developed a keen interest for BHARATHI & his writings
He wrote about freedom fights, women empowerment,spirituality ,nature & what not ??
Some poems (now they are also released as songs )that fascinated me towards this mushy young poet were ..
Kakkai siraginile nandalaala ,nindham kariya niram thondruthaye nandalaala...
Theeratha vilayaatu pillai , kannan theruvile pengealukku ooyatha thollai..
vellai thamarai pooviliruppaal , veenai seiyum oliyiliruppal..
vidudhalai , vidudhalai , vidudhalai ...Manadhil uruthi vendum.
Most importantly ...some lines that i read & memorised in school were these
"Achamillai Achamillai ,Achammenbadho illaye ..uchi meedu vaanidinthu veezhugindra podhilum , achamillai achamillai...achammenbadhu illaye"
When i read this poems related to freedom movement ..i feel the goosebumps in me :-)
even now ..as i write this ..i fondly recollect how i used to shout instead of reading out this poem way back them when i was 12 :-P
As a true patriotic child , i used to feel the poem & read it aloud and got those goosebumps everytime i sang the national anthem too !!
Even today , i get sentimental when i sing our anthem and sometimes ..tears run down my eyes .Somehow that is a special feeling that i cherish!!!
Let me come to the next one ...
"Vettukulle pennai pootivaippom enra vindhai manidhar thalai kavizhndaar..
Naatayum pengal aaluvom enror thalai nimizhndaar"
How true this is as on 21st century ,we are ruled by a Woman President ..(though she is no way close to what Bharathi dreamt of ..how his Pudumai Pen should be..May be that is a women like "ME" -Watch out , am not kidding here )
Imagine what all a women went through those days .Thank god i was not born in that era.. i cant imagine following those stupid rules some of which are followed even today.Wonder what gave Men the right to stamp over women ..actually blame it on some women too ..why didn't they stand up against it then & there ..Am sure the girl children who watched them would have learnt it too ..instead they learnt how to be submissive and accept all the bias towards women.
Back to my BHARATHI.....
One day very curious to know more about him , i googled on him ...i also have a collection of his poetry ..a kutty book that i gifted to myself .
Suddenly , i will start reading them ..I hope ,very soon i get to read it regularly .
I was so thrilled to also know that one of his publication journal was named "Vijaya " ..he he he (It's my first name-so koncham alpa santhosham)
For some of you who wondered why subramaniya bharathi had that style (Turban & a thick long moustache )..during his trip to northern india, he met a sikh in kasi and that inspired him to wear a turban .
And i can't leave without penning some more of my favourite lines from his songs ..
Thinna pazham kondu tharuvaan ..
Thinna pazham kondu tharuvaan ...Paathi thingindrapodhile , thatti parippaan ..
Watte beautiful explanation of the naughty Krishna's Leelai !!!
No one can ever explain it better ...
And the one on TOP OF MY LIST -"Chinna siru kiliye kannamma , Selva Kalanjiyame .."
Kannathil muthammittal , nenjam kalveri kolluthadi
Un kannil neer vadinthaal , en nenjil uthiram kottuthadi
sollum mazhalaiyile,Kannamma thunbangal theerthiduvaai,
mullai sirippale , en moorgam thavirthiduvaai
marbil anivadharkke -unnai pol vaira manigal undo?
seer petru vaazhvadharke -unnai pol selvam perithum undo ??
This is a beautiful song about Mazhalai selvam...meaning children.He takes the reader to the world of parenthood in this song ...such beautiful narration of a parent enjoying his best blessing in life
This song fascinates me to the core that i was just thinking not being a mother yet if i have enjoyed this song so much ..what if i had my own little one ..?
Probably ..This would become my favourite LULLABY for him/her
