Samuvel Sankari

PILGRIMS PROGRESS - Part 1 (From the city of Destruction to Mount Lion). The narrator felt very tired after walking for a very long distance so he slept in a den. While he was sleeping he had a dream. In his dream he saw a man in rags. The man is walking away from his house. he was carrying a Bible in his hand and a burden was in his back. He was crying while he was reading the Bible. The narrator felt very bad on seeing him. Further the man in his dreams was hiding from his wife. He came to know that his city will be burnt and they all will be ruined. The only way to escape is to move out of the city. When he said about this to his neighbors, they doubted his mental state. They forced him to sleep. He had a sleepless night and in morning he felt even more worse. The neighbors tried to divert him by deriding, chiding and neglecting him. He withdrew to his room he spent his time in solitude. even when reading in silence he often had sudden outburst of anger. A man named, Evangelist guid...

In Each Other’s Arms – Bharathiyar This poem is one among the 23 poems published in ‘Kannan Pattu’, by Subramania Bharathiyar. In this song the supreme divinity, ‘Krishna’ is imagined as the Beloved woman and the human soul as the lover. Bhatarhiyar has created a female version of Krishna in this poem and he calls her ‘Kanamma’. He tells that she is the flowing light and he is the understanding sight. If she is the honey filled flower, he is the bee which is captivated by the honey drops. She is the shining ray of heaven and she sprays wisdom all around her and he can find no words to praise her. She is the golden harp and he is the finger that plays with it. If she is the necklace that shines he is the diamond that makes it shine. She is the mighty queen with all the splendor and in whichever side he turns, he sees only her face. She is the singing rain and he is the peacock that dances to the rhythm of it. If she is the grape juice, he is the cup that waits. She is the beauty that em...

A special thanks to Thiruvaiarru Bharathi Iyakkam – Bharathi Illakiya Payilagam’s blogger Link. https://ilakkiyapayilagam.blogspot.com/2010/04/blog-post_3522.html?m=1 'Kannan Pattu' is one of the songs of the great poet, Mahakavi Subramaniya Bharathiyar. It is one among the 'Three Great Songs'. The other two are 'Panchali Sabadham' and 'Kuyil Pattu'. In ancient times, people like Manickavasagar, Andal, Nachiyar etc. used to compose songs in which God was the leader and all other beings were the heroines. God is one. There are many beings. To reach that one God, all songs were composed with the ways to get rid of sins of the hero and heroines. But the great poet Bharathiyar avoided that old tradition and paved a new path. Here Bharathiyar has sung in various ways, using himself as the leader and God as his beloved, lover, servant, king, minister, and companion. This helps us see him as a revolutionary poet. We should study "Kannan Pattu" in ...