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dated September 12, 1952: Greatness of Bharathi

Homage to Subramania Bharathi, the poet of the National movement of Tamil Nad, was paid by Dr. U. Krishna Rao, Minister for Industries and other prominent personalities, on the morning of September 11, at the Kachaliswarar Temple in George Town, Madras.

The residents of that locality, where Bharathi had lived for some time, showed great enthusiasm in the celebrations. Inaugurating the Bharathi Vizha, Mr. Chinna Annamalai recalled the soul-stirring flag songs of Bharathi and said it was a matter of great pride to them that the flag of which Bharathi sang had come to be respected by the nations of the world. He referred to the song beginning with the words, "Acchamillai.. .. .." and said that it had enthused young men and women and led them to partake in the national struggle without fear in their hearts. There was a song to suit every occasion in the nation's life among Bharathi's works. An instance was the fact that in August 1947 when they had freedom they could sing proudly the song beginning with "Aduvomae palluppaduvomae".

Pointing out certain faults observed in singing of Bharathi's songs, Mr. Annamalai said that it must be remembered that many of the songs required to be sung with vigour and with feeling. At present the works of Bharathi had not been published and circulated amongst the public to the extent that they deserved. It was the duty of the Government to see that attractive terms were offered to the publishers so that these could bring about cheap and popular editions of the works of Bharathi.

Dr. U. Krishna Rao, who spoke in Tamil, thanked the organisers for inviting him for the celebrations even though he was not a Tamilian by birth. Though he himself could not read the poems, he could hear and be inspired by the spirited poems of the poet. Universality was the keynote of Bharathi's songs.

They did not belong to any particular part of Tamil Nad or to any particular class of people. High and low, rich and poor, everyone could sing and enjoy them. Like a beacon, they shed their lustre far and wide. The songs showed a rare insight into the joys and the sorrows that went to make up the life of the common man.

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