A Great National Poet I Admire

I have read the works of some great poets of English and of Tamil. But my favourite poet is Subramania Bharatiyar. He was a born poet. Even at the age of eight, he composed poems. His childhood was unfortunate. He lost his parents at an early age and was brought up by his dear uncle uncle in Varanasi. Bharati learnt Tamil, English, Sanskrit and French. After passing the Matriculation examination, Bharati returned to his birth place Ettyapuram. He was a court poet of that state for sometime. Later, he worked as a Tamil teacher in Sethupathi High School, Madurai. His love for his country was was so great that it inspired him to write poems to journals. Soon he became the editor of the Tamil daily ‘Swadesa Mitran’. He wrote a number of poems and articles and kindled the spirit of patriotism among the masses.

When the British Government tried to arrest him, Bharati escaped to Pondicherry and continued his work of writing poems and articles. He was a national poet. By his writings, he infused the spirit of patriotism, nationalism, love for one’s toung and other values to the common people. His poems are read and enjoyed by all people and at all times. His works are in simple language but with noble thoughts. Bharati wrote poems on many topics. Some of his famous works are, National songs, Pappa pattu, Kuyil pattu, Panchali Sabatham, Veera murasu and much more.

Apart from being a poet, he was also a freedom fighter, philosopher an educationist and a singer. He had been a great friend of Mahathma Gandhi, Tagore, V.O.C, and Subramaniya Siva. He died at the very early age of thirty nine. But his spirit lives for ever through his writings. So I like the great poet and love reading his eternal works of literature.