Tuesday, January 01, 2008

Great Regulars: The Tamil scholars and Pundits

of those days, trained in the old school were somewhat tardy in recognising the genius of Mahakavi Bharati who was revolutionary in his outlook and spoke with a new voice and challenging tone. The Poet was a marked man and considered a dangerous character by the British Government and hence many prudent people who really admired the poet were silent and maintained an attitude of aloofness for their own safety.

from V Sundaram: News Today: A young boy's discovery of Bharathi's genius

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