The story of the great rebel Mahakavi Subramania Bharati When we hear his name, we experience a certain energy within us. Why is that?
Why he is so greatest
Let’s see
Our hero, Rebel Mahakavi Bharathiyar, is a legendary poet, writer, journalist, socialist, teacher, and patriot who fights for freedom in India.
Apart from this, he is a great social Reformer & against the caste system according for his thought caste is an evil amount for the people.
Personal life:
Maha Kavi was born on December 18, 1882, in a brahmin family in the village of Ettayapuram in Tamil Nadu. His parents’ names are Chinnaswami Subramania Iyer and Lakshmi Ammal.
When he was seven years old, our mahakavi wrote Tamil poetry. When he was eleven years old, he wrote in a way that even smart men praised him for his depth of understanding and talent.
our mahakavi believed he needed to establish his credentials in the eleventh year. The competition took place during a special Ettayapuram Durbar session, which the Rajah (the sovereign) attended. The topic selected was “Education.” The debate was effectively won by our mahakavi & he will never forget this time in his life.
When Bharathi married Chellammal in June 1897, he was only a few years out of high school. Bharathi traveled to Benaras, often spelled Kashi and Varanasi.
Along with his aunt Kuppammal and her husband Krishna Sivan, he stayed there for the following two years. He quickly acquired a basic understanding of Sanskrit, Hindi, and English and successfully completed the Allahabad University Entrance Examination. The time spent in Banaras significantly altered Bharathi’s personality. He had a turban and a mustache on the outside, and he walked with a brazen swing.
Reformation of cast system :
The question is asked by mahakavi , if a person lives to change his religion he converts just by changing his god but why does the person have a restriction to change his caste?
as per mahakavi casting statement only show who is big and who is small say saying someone is small our caste that makes the other person feel low confidence & low self-esteem
So he declared that there were only two castes-men and women and nothing more than that.
And he himself has removed his sacred thread ( Upanayanam )
Mahakavi used to drink tea from Muslim-owned shops. He used to have a friendly relationship with a Christian family that went to church and also participated in all occasions of a festival; he supported Dalits (low-caste people ) to enter temples.
He had to contend with criticism from his neighbors for all of his measures. But Bharathi was quite clear that the Indian people could not get independence until they banded together as the offspring of Mother India. He supported women’s freedom, gender equality, and rights for women. He advocated widow remarriage and opposed child marriage and dowries.
Why Bharathi is called a ‘Mahakavi’?
Let’s see the fantastic poem of mahakavi :
1) அச்சமில்லை (Achamillai) the fearlessness
Mahakavi is more respected due to his emotional poet of Achamillai Achamillai acham enbathu illaye
அச்சமில்லை அச்சமில்லை அச்சமென்ப தில்லையே இச்சகத்து ளோரெலாம் எதிர்த்து நின்ற போதினும், அச்சமில்லை அச்சமில்லை அச்சமென்பதில்லையே துச்சமாக எண்ணி நம்மைச் தூறுசெய்த போதினும் அச்சமில்லை அச்சமில்லை அச்சமென்ப தில்லையே பிச்சை வாங்கி உண்ணும் வாழ்க்கை பெற்று விட்ட போதிலும் அச்சமில்லை அச்சமில்லை அச்சமென்ப தில்லையே இச்சைகொண்டே பொருளெலாம் இழந்துவிட்ட போதிலும், அச்சமில்லை அச்சமில்லை அச்சமென்ப தில்லையே
I have no fear, I have no fear, even a speck of fear in me! Even if every human in this world stands up against me, or denigrated and slandered, Even if I obtained a life where I have to beg to even eat, Even if I lose all the objects that I had desired. This is my favorite mahaka kavi poem that he try to express the strong feeling of fearlessness & real purpose of life
2) நான் வீழ்வேனென்று நினைத்தாயோ? (Naan Veezhven Endru Ninaithaiyo?)
தேடிச் சோறுநிதம் தின்று – பல சின்னஞ்சிறு கதைகள் பேசி – மனம் வாடித் துன்பமிக உழன்று – பிறர் வாட பலசெயல்கள் செய்து – நரை கூடி கிழப்பருவ மெய்தி – கொடும் கூற்றுக் கிரையெனப்பின் மாயும் – பல வேடிக்கை மனிதரை போலே – நான் வீழ்வேனென்று நினைத் தாயோ?
Spending a lot of time looking for meals, talking about pointless things, gossiping Always worrying about the future without taking any action, putting other people in danger, getting older and older, having grey hair, and eventually dying, Did you think I would fall suit and be struck down? I’ll ask you for a few favors, which you must grant today. My past transgressions should perish without rebirth. You’ll change me into a new person. Make me feel at ease Make my brain agile and focused. Make me happy and satisfied, forever Most of his poem are asking favor from god not for him but for all living creatures in this earth including a grass need to live happy life without suffering
Maha kavi loves god & respects the religion :
Mahakavi respects various religions, he has no preference for any group of people and he is also opposed to anybody who despises human dignity in those, mahakavi spread equality on those days
About short Jesus Christ :
ஈசன் வந்து சிலுவையில் மாண்டான்,
எழுந்து யிர்த்தனன் நாள் ஒரு மூன்றில்;
நேசமா மரியாமக்த லேநா
நேரிலே இந்தச் செய்தியைக் கண்டாள்.
தேசத் தீர்! இதன் உட்பொருள் கேளீர்:
தேவர் வந்து நமக்குட் புகுந்தே
நாசமின்றி நமை நித்தங் காப்பார்,
நம்அகந்தையை நாம்கொன்று விட்டால். (1)
Meaning of this poem :
ESAN ( which means god ) who died on the cross & resurrection on the 3rd day Mary Magdalene who saw this,
Dear nation understands the inner meaning of this, that lord come upon us & save our life without perishing of human life but he kills all out of iniquity.
About the allah :
பல்லாயிரம் பல்லாயிரம் கோடி கோடி யண்டங்கள் எல்லாத் திசையிலுமோ ரெல்லை வெளி வானிலே நில்லாது சுழன்றோட நியமஞ் செய்தருள் நாயகன், சொல்லாலு மனத்தாலுந் தொடரொணாதபெருஞ்ஜோதி
The ALLAH the GOD who has appointed the thousands of billions of billions of billions universe, in all directions endless of sky & with a non-stop rotation of solar system there is a hero who controlling the universe he is said to be a Greatest Splendor
Have you ever realized that great people know who is god and who is not god there are against Superstition but the faith mahakavi respects people as human beings, Mahakavi used to write poems about various religions that he loves?
Unknown Facts About Subramania Bharati
1) MULTITALENTED
Mahakavi Bharati had multiple talents. He was skilled in a variety of disciplines, such as martial arts, sword fighting, cartooning, physical activity, folk arts, Carnatic music, and Bharatanatyam.
2) Interested in multi-language
Mahakavi considered himself a citizen of the world, and he enjoyed studying other languages and reading literature in them, like Tamil, Hindi, Sanskrit, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, French, English, Greek, Latin, Arabic, Urdu, and several other languages he was proficient in. He translated various works of literature from other countries into Tamil. Shelley’s poetry greatly influenced him.
3) The epitome of generosity:
Mahakavi Bharati never have are save anything for himself or his family throughout his life Even though he constantly experiences hunger and hardship. Once he received his salary for his work he offer that money to a rickshaw puller who drives a rickshaw and gave away all of his money.& he went home empty-handed Another time, he received money for his poetry pieces and merely left the rupee note lying about in streets for poor people to collect it.
4) The advocate of equity:
Mahakavi Bharati, who was raised in an orthodox, upstanding Brahmin community, even disregarded caste and religious boundaries and interacted freely with members of people who consider lower castes.
Upon bringing them home, he fed them. He always made time for them and sang and danced and donated to charity with them.
His community members’ family and other relatives totally avoid & deserted him due to such kind of behavior even at the time of his death Only a few members of the low caste were present during his funeral. It is unfortunate that the equality advocate was never fully appreciated.
5) Death of the great legendary poet
Mahakavi regularly visits temples, where an elephant named Arjun lives. Normally, he feeds the elephant fruits, but on that particular day, the elephant was Musth. Although Musth elephant beat Bharati severely, he was admitted to the hospital. After a few days, Bharati was fine but unwell, and by the time he passed away on September 11 1921 at the age of 38, he was buried in thiruvallikeni.l
However, The worst thing about Mahakavi’s death was that nobody else from the neighbourhood was there, except from the 20 or so mourning who came to Bharathi’s burial.
