Bharathiyar’s Poem – “Besought”

Translated by Lekha Murali   Besought Why build an exquisite veena1, Only to be heedlessly cast-off into dust? Tell me O! Sivasakthi2 – You, (who) created me with a scintillating...

Bharathiyar’s Poem : Rendezvous missed

Translated by Lekha Murali   Rendezvous missed By banks of the sacred river, on the southern corner, In the garden of Champaka1 (flowers), Should I wait, you promised to...

Liberation – Little Sparrow – By Bharathiyar

Translated by Lekha Murali   Liberation – Little Sparrow Stay liberated - Like this little sparrow In eight directions, it flies and roams, Into the air, it ascends; swims rapidly...

Bharathiyar Songs

  Translated by A.K. Ramanujan   Wind Wind, come softly. Don’t break the shutters of the windows. Don’t scatter the papers. Don’t throw down the books on the shelf. There, look what...

Editor's Picks

Page Reader Press Enter to Read Page Content Out Loud Press Enter to Pause or Restart Reading Page Content Out Loud Press Enter to Stop Reading Page Content Out Loud Screen Reader Support