Barring a few published poems, manuscripts and a reputation that would only grow in the years to come, he left behind little for his dear family that included wife, Chellamma, and two daughters, Thangammal, 16, and Shakuntala, 12.
A year later, in the wee hours of September 12, 1921, Bharati passed away at his home in Triplicane, Chennai, at the age of 39. Bharati, chased down by the colonial administration and chastened by poverty, knew his worth, but there were few takers for the poet’s grand plan, which was estimated to cost Rs 20,000 for production and Rs 10,000 for advertising expenses. Very few writers would be so confident of the worth of one’s creations, their public purpose. 3 Valentine’s Day, the nationalist’s way.2 Sunday Long Reads: Celebrating Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, Salman Rushdie’s Victory City, Lalitha Lajmi’s works, and more.1 On a laid-back holiday in Goa, the cheerful company of birds.
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