The Pope’s “Culture of Inclusion”: What does it have to do with Bharati?
“May the Transcendent Light illumine your hearts, homes and communities, and may all your celebrations deepen the sense of belonging to one another in your families and neighborhoods, and so...
View ArticleBharati – Gnāna Guru
A Prayer on His Birth Anniversary (December 11, 1882) “An offering to Grace A Temple of Love The Sun that dispels the darkness in my heart Rain to the fields of our great country Wealth to the...
View ArticleScenes from Bharati’s “Vision” (Kātchi)
1. Shakti Bharati’s “Vision” is a picture gallery of the Universe. They are portraits of the cosmic objects (Jagat Chitram). The picture gallery consists of the two worlds, the Earth and the Heavens;...
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Blog Editor Mira T. Sundara Rajan writes: This week is a historic week in Bharati studies. For the first time, an authoritative, STANDARD EDITION of the poet’s works is available to his readers. S....
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Blog Editor Mira T. Sundara Rajan writes: The Standard Edition is now complete! All 4 Volumes of Mahakavi Bharati’s poems have now been published! The books are available on Amazon. You can buy them...
View ArticleBharati’s Poetry in 4 Volumes
Mahakavi Bharatiyar Kavithaigal Edited by S. Vijaya Bharati, Bharati’s granddaughter. All 4 Volumes of Mahakavi Bharati’s poems have now been published! You can buy them from amazon.com by clicking on...
View ArticleThe Spirit Moves . . .
September 11 (1921 – 2015) Dear Grandfather! It has been almost a century since you passed away. In the 39 years that you lived, you dedicated your life to our country and to our people. You opened...
View ArticleBharati’s “Vision”– Part 2: The Wind
Bharati’s vision was a vision of Maha Shakti, one of the two-fold powers of Creation – Shakti in Nature, in the body of the world. He praised the various forms of Shakti in Tamil mantras, the most...
View ArticleSeeking Immortality: Kullachamy
Bharati Arubattaru is an autobiographical poem, which consists of 66 stanzas about Bharati’s life in Pondicherry. When the British police closed his magazine India in Chennai and curtailed all of the...
View ArticleKuvalai Krishnamachari: “Kannan – My Disciple”
“Indian devotion has especially seized upon the most intimate human relations and made them stepping stones to realize the superhuman.”[1] The realization of the self came to Bharati through his...
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