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It was a proud moment for fans of national poet Subramania
Bharati when his portrait was carried on a palanquin from the Parthasarathy temple to his house in Triplicane which has now been converted into a
state memorial to perpetuate the memory of the poet. The event was held on his birthday on December
11.
Speaking at the inauguration of the
Bharati Thiruvizha at the memorial on behalf of the Vaanavil Cultural Centre, Va Ve Su said it was
Bharati's unfulfilled dream to be carried in a Jathi Pallakku. His fans have been fulfilling this dream for the last few years on his birthday.
He made an impassioned plea to declare December 11 as Poets Day to be celebrated throughout the country. This, he felt, would be a fitting tribute to
Bharati.
The Tamil Nadu Governor, P S Rama Mohan Rao, inaugurated the festival being held from December 11 to 14, and said he was happy to note that he was the first Governor to have visited
Bharati's house in Chennai.
 Bharati was held in great esteem throughout the country and an important road too had been named after him in New Delhi, he said, adding that even if the demand of Poets Day was conceded, it would mean that
Bharati would be remembered only on one day. Instead, efforts should be made to recall his services towards literature and the freedom movement round the year.
The Governor suggested that
Bharati's works be translated into various south Indian languages besides Hindi so that the value of his writings could be truly understood and appreciated by others who were hampered by lack of knowledge of the Tamil language.
Noted danseuse Padma Subramaniam lighted the traditional lamp to mark the commencement of the festival. The
Bharati award was presented to danseuse Sonal Mansingh later at a function.
R Rangaraj
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