Subramanya Bharathi wanted India to break narrow domestic walls

    Chennai. The Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that Subramanya Bharathi, like Guru Dev Rabindranath Tagore, wanted India to break the narrow domestic walls. 

     He was addressing the gathering at the Birthday Celebrations of great national poet Subramanya Bharathi, in Chennai today. 

  The Governor of Tamil Nadu, Banwarilal Purohit and other dignitaries were present on the occasion. 

   The Vice President said that ‘Bharathi’  was the title given to this great luminary, so was the title of ‘Mahakavi’. Both signify his extraordinary contribution to the world of letters through his poetry and his speeches. He was truly blessed by the goddess of learning, he added.

   The Vice President said that his was a vision of ‘freedom’ in the broadest sense. Not only did he join the freedom struggle and relentlessly fight against the foreign rule, but he wanted India to be free from hunger, gender discrimination, untouchability, unclean environment, narrow linguistic and religious dogmatism, he added. 

   The Vice President said that he wanted Indians to be proud of their rich heritage and language and literature was an integral part of this heritage. He celebrated India’s diversity and loved all languages and  described Telugu as ‘Sundara Telungu’, he added.

  The Vice President said "It is my honour and privilege to participate in this Birthday Celebrations of great national poet Subramanya Bharathi.The Vice President said Bharathi’s life and message is like the message of the ancient sages of our great land. Eternally relevant and perpetually inspiring, it is treasure which all of us cherish.

    The Vice President said The very name of Bharathi itself is inspiring, not only to me but to everyone who loves  Bharath more than his own self. Please take a look at the name again. It is BHARATH  followed by an I, (Bharath-I) urging every one of us to put the country (Bharath) before our selfishness or ego (I) If each one of us can put our country above our personal greed and ego, we would be creating an India that visionaries like Bharathi dreamt of.

    The Vice President said Bharathi’  was the title given to this great luminary. So was the title of ‘Mahakavi’. Both signify his extraordinary contribution to the world of letters through his poetry and his speeches. He was truly blessed by the goddess of learning.

    The Vice President said While I was growing through his life history, I was amazed to note the vast canvass of issues and subjects on which he left an indelible impression in a very short period.

    The Vice President said His was a vision of ‘freedom’ in the broadest sense.Not only did he join the freedom struggle and relentlessly fight against the foreign rule, but he wanted India to be free from hunger, gender discrimination, untouchability, unclean environment, narrow linguistic and religious dogmatism. This visionary approach makes him so relevant to our times.