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Bharathiyar songs sung by Unnikrishnan:

~ Suttum Vizhi ~

~ Ninnaiyae Radhi Yendiru ~

~ Kannan Thiruvadi ~

127

Today is Great Tamil poet Bharathiyar’s 127th birth anniversary. His songs sung by Unnikrishnan fills the space in my Apple Ipod.

portrait of Subramanya Bharathiyar’s at the Public Library in Puthukkudiyiruppu, Batticaloa district

journalist

Subramanya Bharathi been a journalist, he was the first in India to introduce caricatures and political cartoons to his newspapers.

people’s

Subramanya Bharathi is known as people’s poet.He was fluent in Telugu,Hindi,Sanskrit,Bengali,French,Kutchi and English.

“First Love”

Tamil was Subramanya Bharathiyar’s “First Love”. He devoted to his mother tongue-Tamil language.He composed many Kritis on devotion and love.

38

He was born on December 11th 1882 in Ettayapurama&he married at 14 years to his cousin Chellama & died on September 11th 1921 at the age of 38

“Mother”

Bharathiyar often referred Tamil as his “Mother”.’Of all the languages I know, I have not heard a sweeter language than Tamil’ -Bharathiyar.

Ettayapuram

He learnt music when he was young. When he was 11, he was invited to a conference in Ettayapuram to compose poems. He performed extremely well.

14

He lost his mother when he was 5 years & his father died when he was 16 years.Only 14 people attended Late Maha Kavi Bharathiyar’s funeral.

hearts

Many poems were composed by the prolific writer, in a very short period and most of them still remain in many of our hearts.

drawing

I captured a drawing by a child who wants to be Bharathiyar.The particular drawing is hanging high in an office in the East.

Unnikrishnan

Bharathiyar’s songs by Unnikrishnan are often listened during the long journeys while admiring the nature.

meanings

Beautiful songs by Bharathiyar brings more meanings to a silent night in the East.

Oli Padaitha Kanninnai – by M.S. Subbulakshmi
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