THAMIZHANBAN’S ABSTRACT POEM-
"A BOAT IS ARRIVING"
A boat is arriving
Swimming across
the waves of
voiceless darkness
A boat is arriving
To make much excitement
To the penance
being carried out
by the mind of the mother earth
During the night
molded and shaped
out of the black
taken from
the women’s eyes
in the acute darkness
which pervaded
Sky-high
Is the boat
carrying the suitable
answer-bridegrooms
to put marriage garlands
to the bride-questions
which have attained puberty?
Is the boat
coming in the destined night
carrying sunlight which will
melt out
the frozen song
lying in the
strings of
the soul-lyre?
Is there a detailed
Notes
Coming
For the intriguing
Stories of disgust
Hatched up in the eggs
Laid by the birds called
‘Eyebrows.’
Does there arrive
The youthful sunlight of
A cool flower
Capable of
Alleviating the worries of
The dusky soul
Affected by the eclipse
In the margins of the lips?
Is a seed of whip
Coming
For the haphazard views
Which neglect
the rights of the flesh
Indulging in
extreme appreciation of
the shining skin?
Does the boat
Carry any medicine
To the quivering soul
Wounded by the
hands of the clock?
By the waves of saffron
The oppressed class
Is hurt.
Is there any
Panacea
Coming for the
Renaissance of them?
Has the boat, made of Bodhi tree,
neglected instructions
And is
Carrying weapons for a war?
Do you understand any thing from this poem?What is abstract poetry?How far Thamizhanban is successful in it?
Let us see in the next post.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Motivating Younger Generation
Thamizhanban, a poet par excellence, has done a wonderful contribution to Tamil literature by his thought-provoking poems.
If translated in other Indian languages I am sure they will create a renaissance in all the Indian languages.
The following poem aims to motivate those with inferiority complex.
The Poet advises to reach the zeniths to find out further heights to be climbed up.
There should not be any end for human endeavor.
Our history reveals how the mankind is struggling to find out new medicines, new solar systems and new findings endlessly.
If our effort end with what e have achieved then there will be chaos.
This poem is a fine piece of self-development literature.
BEYOND THE YONDER
If you were
Widening the horizons,
All the directions will
Follow you,
Showering flowers on you.
Cross the ends!
Endless ends will be there
In your presence!
Your journey
Should not aim at
Just walking
But to cross
And pass over!
The roots
Should not be given
Any dead-end.
They wish to
Put cradles
Even on branches which
Have not yet protruded.
Those who
Aim at reachable goals
And relax afterwards
Will be pitied upon by
The truths which
Are there
In the distant place
Beyond the yonder places.
The sun
Which is unable to cross the fence
And fall down bleeding
Will not be accepted by the sky.
Come on.
Pass over the targets successfully.
Your ego
Which was
In an elated mood once
Will be getting
A farewell from darkness.
Full stops
Full stops
Are never
Graveyards to finished off sentences.
They are the wombs of
The new thoughts
Which are going to take a shape.
Hence-
In the end of every target
You are born afresh.
Your journey
Should compose music
In the rhythm of
The smashing sound
Of the collapse of
The binding chains called ‘ENDS.’
If translated in other Indian languages I am sure they will create a renaissance in all the Indian languages.
The following poem aims to motivate those with inferiority complex.
The Poet advises to reach the zeniths to find out further heights to be climbed up.
There should not be any end for human endeavor.
Our history reveals how the mankind is struggling to find out new medicines, new solar systems and new findings endlessly.
If our effort end with what e have achieved then there will be chaos.
This poem is a fine piece of self-development literature.
BEYOND THE YONDER
If you were
Widening the horizons,
All the directions will
Follow you,
Showering flowers on you.
Cross the ends!
Endless ends will be there
In your presence!
Your journey
Should not aim at
Just walking
But to cross
And pass over!
The roots
Should not be given
Any dead-end.
They wish to
Put cradles
Even on branches which
Have not yet protruded.
Those who
Aim at reachable goals
And relax afterwards
Will be pitied upon by
The truths which
Are there
In the distant place
Beyond the yonder places.
The sun
Which is unable to cross the fence
And fall down bleeding
Will not be accepted by the sky.
Come on.
Pass over the targets successfully.
Your ego
Which was
In an elated mood once
Will be getting
A farewell from darkness.
Full stops
Full stops
Are never
Graveyards to finished off sentences.
They are the wombs of
The new thoughts
Which are going to take a shape.
Hence-
In the end of every target
You are born afresh.
Your journey
Should compose music
In the rhythm of
The smashing sound
Of the collapse of
The binding chains called ‘ENDS.’
Thamizhanban's Poem on Identity Crisis
THAMIZHANBAN’S POEM ON IDENTITY CRISIS
Are you confused about the direction of your life?
Don't know who you are?
Can't decide on where you stand in terms of philosophy of life?
Fail to see your role in life?
You are probably experiencing an "identity crisis".
Explanations about Identity Crisis:
The important theories and explanations on Identity Crisis should be deeply understood to have a clear idea about it.
Instead of summing up them from the relevant books I have given the quotations from GOOGLE ANSWERS.
Erik Erikson’s explanation:
Erik Erikson, the psychologist who coined the term "identity crisis",
believes that the identity crisis is the most important conflict human
beings encounter when they go through eight developmental stages in
life. The identity is "a subjective sense as well as an observable
quality of personal sameness and continuity, paired with some belief
in the sameness and continuity of some shared world image. As a
quality of unself-conscious living, this can be gloriously obvious in
a young person who has found himself as he has found his communality.
In him we see emerge a unique unification of what is irreversibly
given--that is, body type and temperament, giftedness and
vulnerability, infantile models and acquired ideals--with the open
choices provided in available roles, occupational possibilities,
values offered, mentors met, friendships made, and first sexual
encounters." (Erikson, 1970.)
According to Erikson's stages, the onset of the identity crisis is in
the teenage years, and only individuals who succeed in resolving the
crisis will be ready to face future challenges in life. But the
identity crisis may well be recurring, as the changing world demands
us to constantly redefine ourselves. Erikson suggested that people
experience an identity crisis when they lose "a sense of personal
sameness and historical continuity". Given today's rapid development
in technology, global economy, dynamics in local and world politics,
identity crises are expected to be more common now than 30 years ago,
when Erikson formed his theory..."
Erikson's Eight Stages of Human Development:
Babies are born with some basic capabilities and distinct
temperaments. But they go through dramatic changes on the way to
adulthood, and while growing old. According to psychologist Erik H.
Erikson, each individual passes through eight developmental stages
(Erikson calls them "psychosocial stages").
Each stage is characterized by a different psychological "crisis", which must be resolved by the individual before the individual can move on to the
next stage. If the person copes with a particular crisis in a maladaptive manner, the outcome will be more struggles with that issue later in life.
To Erikson, the sequence of the stages is set by nature. It is within the set limits that nurture works its ways:
"So, in reading through these documents, it appears that crisis is a
normal occurrence in the growth of an individual and occurs more than
in just the formative years and mid-life."
In fact, Erikson delineates the stages as follows:
1. Infancy
2. Toddler
3. Early Childhood
4. Elementary and Middle School
5. Adolescence
6. Young Adulthood
7. Middle Adulthood
8. Late Adulthood
You will find the descriptions of each of these crises interesting:
"Famed psychologist, Erik Erikson argued that development is a
lifelong process, from conception until death. He argued that we go
through eight stages, the first in infancy and the last in old age. At
each stage there is a crisis that we must deal with. The most famous
crisis that Erikson proposed is that which we experience during
adolescence: the identity crisis...
...Because each of Erikson's stages build upon each other, the person
who is identity diffused, or who has not successfully resolved the
identity crisis, will have difficulty resolving the crises to come..."
Explanation by Anna B. Zaniewska
"The term "identity crisis" has been first introduced by Erik Erikson.
Finding his definition insufficient for the complex research in the
subject, the author of this paper has decided to suggest a different
working definition, based on the conceptual framework, called "The Web
of Interactions".
The tripartite theory of human nature, suggested by this new paradigm,
gives the ground to define human identity as a set of three: the
bodily, social, and personal identity.
Most people are, more or less consciously, aware of the complexity of
their identity. To the question "Who am I?"(if asked by themselves),
or "Who are you?" (if asked by the other person) we all are able to
give at least one, but usually more than one answer.
The examples of the possible answers are as follows: "I am a young
student"; "I am a black lawyer"; "I am a famous dancer"; "I am a
person respecting all living beings", etc. All these statements
reflect the actual state of one's self-perception. As life goes on,
bringing new experiences, the answers change revealing new
possibilities.
But there are the situations when to the question "Who am I?"/"Who are
you?" one can only say "I don't know yet" or "I don't know any
longer".
The first reply is often given by the young people searching for their
identity. This search is not easy to accept because it is often
associated with discomfort and even pain. And yet, it is the necessary
process allowing one to become conscious of his or her identity and
develop to the highest level of inner potentials...
The second reply "I don't know any longer" comes usually from a mature
individual and seems to suggest that one lost the ability to define
his or her own identity and is no longer certain in regard to the
continuity of existence as a particular being.
This moment of a temporary loss of certainty, or the moment of doubt
regarding one's identity is defined here as identity crisis..."
Searching a bit more specifically to your question of trauma or
physiological impotence in triggering identity crises, I found the
following:
"The New Me, Who Am I? Finding Your Identity
Overcoming and coping with the physical obstacles associated with
sustaining a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) can be the easy part. A more
difficult, complex and existential issue is asking "who is the new
person"? My name remains the same. However, in many significant ways I
am different. I am not talking about concrete issues (gross and fine
motor coordination, speech and language).
As a result of physical or cognitive limitations, you may be forced to
slow down, depend on devices or people, organize and preplan in a way
that was foreign before the trauma. If you are lucky enough to go back
to school or work, guaranteed it will not be in the same capacity or
without modification.
When confronted with this reality, an identity crisis surfaces. What
does this mean and say about me as a person?..."
Explanation by Aiken:
"Aiken describes that losing a loved one may cause bereavement, which
leads to grief, mourning, possible identity crises, and other related
problems..."
Aiken, L. (1991). Dying, Death, and Bereavement. Needham Heights,
Massachusetts: Allyn and Bacon. 261-263.
Explanation by Rev. Luana Collins Rubin
This article originally appeared in the June, 1996 issue of PATHWAYS.
"Over the last few months I keep hearing the same thing from friends,
clients and other practitioners and therapists: there is an identity
crisis going on out there, both on an individual and on a mass
consciousness level. People are experiencing trauma and loss, causing
them to drastically re-evaluate the priorities in their lives.
Seemingly happy and successful folks are breaking down under stress,
feeling totally overwhelmed by the lives they have so carefully
constructed..."
Erikson’s stages:
According to Erikson's stages, the onset of the identity crisis is in the teenage years, and only individuals who succeed in resolving the crisis will be ready to face future challenges in life. But the identity crisis may well be recurring, as the changing world demands us to constantly redefine ourselves. Erikson suggested that people experience an identity crisis when they lose "a sense of personal sameness and historical continuity". Given today's rapid development in technology, global economy, dynamics in local and world politics, identity crises are expected to be more common now than 30 years ago, when Erikson formed his theory.
If you find yourself (again) in an identity crisis, you can look at seven areas of difficulty in which to work towards a resolution.
Time Perspective
Can you distinguish immediate gratification from long-term goals? Have you learnt to balance between jumping at opportunities as soon as they are presented to you and working steadily and patiently towards your long-term goal?
Self-Certainty
Do you feel consistent in your self-image and the image you present to others?
Role Experimentation
Have you tried different roles in search of the one that feels right to you?
Anticipation of Achievement
Do you believe that you will be successful in what you choose to do -- whether your role is at the work front or home front?
Sexual Identity
Do you feel comfortable being a male or a female, and dealing with others as such?
Leadership polarization
Are you able to become both a leader and a follower, whichever is called for in a given situation?
Ideological
Have you found a set of basic social, philosophical, or religious values that your outlook on life can be based upon?
Here in Thamizhanban’s poem titled "A letter discovered"the identity crisis of a son is described.
We can not predict from the content which stage is described in the poem.
The stress and tension of the son is described in this letter to the father.
Please now read the poem and then give your assessment.
A LETTER DISCOVERED
Daddy
I am missing
Please do not try to search me.
Do not publish my photos
In press and television advertisements.
Do not issue advertisements
Assuring suitable rewards
To those who help to find out me.
Do not share your grief with kith and kin.
I have been absconding
Just to find out me.
Till I have found out me
I wish to be absent.
I have been lost to gain
The knowledge about me.
Till that time
Please do not worry about me.
--Son
Wisdom.
Are you confused about the direction of your life?
Don't know who you are?
Can't decide on where you stand in terms of philosophy of life?
Fail to see your role in life?
You are probably experiencing an "identity crisis".
Explanations about Identity Crisis:
The important theories and explanations on Identity Crisis should be deeply understood to have a clear idea about it.
Instead of summing up them from the relevant books I have given the quotations from GOOGLE ANSWERS.
Erik Erikson’s explanation:
Erik Erikson, the psychologist who coined the term "identity crisis",
believes that the identity crisis is the most important conflict human
beings encounter when they go through eight developmental stages in
life. The identity is "a subjective sense as well as an observable
quality of personal sameness and continuity, paired with some belief
in the sameness and continuity of some shared world image. As a
quality of unself-conscious living, this can be gloriously obvious in
a young person who has found himself as he has found his communality.
In him we see emerge a unique unification of what is irreversibly
given--that is, body type and temperament, giftedness and
vulnerability, infantile models and acquired ideals--with the open
choices provided in available roles, occupational possibilities,
values offered, mentors met, friendships made, and first sexual
encounters." (Erikson, 1970.)
According to Erikson's stages, the onset of the identity crisis is in
the teenage years, and only individuals who succeed in resolving the
crisis will be ready to face future challenges in life. But the
identity crisis may well be recurring, as the changing world demands
us to constantly redefine ourselves. Erikson suggested that people
experience an identity crisis when they lose "a sense of personal
sameness and historical continuity". Given today's rapid development
in technology, global economy, dynamics in local and world politics,
identity crises are expected to be more common now than 30 years ago,
when Erikson formed his theory..."
Erikson's Eight Stages of Human Development:
Babies are born with some basic capabilities and distinct
temperaments. But they go through dramatic changes on the way to
adulthood, and while growing old. According to psychologist Erik H.
Erikson, each individual passes through eight developmental stages
(Erikson calls them "psychosocial stages").
Each stage is characterized by a different psychological "crisis", which must be resolved by the individual before the individual can move on to the
next stage. If the person copes with a particular crisis in a maladaptive manner, the outcome will be more struggles with that issue later in life.
To Erikson, the sequence of the stages is set by nature. It is within the set limits that nurture works its ways:
"So, in reading through these documents, it appears that crisis is a
normal occurrence in the growth of an individual and occurs more than
in just the formative years and mid-life."
In fact, Erikson delineates the stages as follows:
1. Infancy
2. Toddler
3. Early Childhood
4. Elementary and Middle School
5. Adolescence
6. Young Adulthood
7. Middle Adulthood
8. Late Adulthood
You will find the descriptions of each of these crises interesting:
"Famed psychologist, Erik Erikson argued that development is a
lifelong process, from conception until death. He argued that we go
through eight stages, the first in infancy and the last in old age. At
each stage there is a crisis that we must deal with. The most famous
crisis that Erikson proposed is that which we experience during
adolescence: the identity crisis...
...Because each of Erikson's stages build upon each other, the person
who is identity diffused, or who has not successfully resolved the
identity crisis, will have difficulty resolving the crises to come..."
Explanation by Anna B. Zaniewska
"The term "identity crisis" has been first introduced by Erik Erikson.
Finding his definition insufficient for the complex research in the
subject, the author of this paper has decided to suggest a different
working definition, based on the conceptual framework, called "The Web
of Interactions".
The tripartite theory of human nature, suggested by this new paradigm,
gives the ground to define human identity as a set of three: the
bodily, social, and personal identity.
Most people are, more or less consciously, aware of the complexity of
their identity. To the question "Who am I?"(if asked by themselves),
or "Who are you?" (if asked by the other person) we all are able to
give at least one, but usually more than one answer.
The examples of the possible answers are as follows: "I am a young
student"; "I am a black lawyer"; "I am a famous dancer"; "I am a
person respecting all living beings", etc. All these statements
reflect the actual state of one's self-perception. As life goes on,
bringing new experiences, the answers change revealing new
possibilities.
But there are the situations when to the question "Who am I?"/"Who are
you?" one can only say "I don't know yet" or "I don't know any
longer".
The first reply is often given by the young people searching for their
identity. This search is not easy to accept because it is often
associated with discomfort and even pain. And yet, it is the necessary
process allowing one to become conscious of his or her identity and
develop to the highest level of inner potentials...
The second reply "I don't know any longer" comes usually from a mature
individual and seems to suggest that one lost the ability to define
his or her own identity and is no longer certain in regard to the
continuity of existence as a particular being.
This moment of a temporary loss of certainty, or the moment of doubt
regarding one's identity is defined here as identity crisis..."
Searching a bit more specifically to your question of trauma or
physiological impotence in triggering identity crises, I found the
following:
"The New Me, Who Am I? Finding Your Identity
Overcoming and coping with the physical obstacles associated with
sustaining a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) can be the easy part. A more
difficult, complex and existential issue is asking "who is the new
person"? My name remains the same. However, in many significant ways I
am different. I am not talking about concrete issues (gross and fine
motor coordination, speech and language).
As a result of physical or cognitive limitations, you may be forced to
slow down, depend on devices or people, organize and preplan in a way
that was foreign before the trauma. If you are lucky enough to go back
to school or work, guaranteed it will not be in the same capacity or
without modification.
When confronted with this reality, an identity crisis surfaces. What
does this mean and say about me as a person?..."
Explanation by Aiken:
"Aiken describes that losing a loved one may cause bereavement, which
leads to grief, mourning, possible identity crises, and other related
problems..."
Aiken, L. (1991). Dying, Death, and Bereavement. Needham Heights,
Massachusetts: Allyn and Bacon. 261-263.
Explanation by Rev. Luana Collins Rubin
This article originally appeared in the June, 1996 issue of PATHWAYS.
"Over the last few months I keep hearing the same thing from friends,
clients and other practitioners and therapists: there is an identity
crisis going on out there, both on an individual and on a mass
consciousness level. People are experiencing trauma and loss, causing
them to drastically re-evaluate the priorities in their lives.
Seemingly happy and successful folks are breaking down under stress,
feeling totally overwhelmed by the lives they have so carefully
constructed..."
Erikson’s stages:
According to Erikson's stages, the onset of the identity crisis is in the teenage years, and only individuals who succeed in resolving the crisis will be ready to face future challenges in life. But the identity crisis may well be recurring, as the changing world demands us to constantly redefine ourselves. Erikson suggested that people experience an identity crisis when they lose "a sense of personal sameness and historical continuity". Given today's rapid development in technology, global economy, dynamics in local and world politics, identity crises are expected to be more common now than 30 years ago, when Erikson formed his theory.
If you find yourself (again) in an identity crisis, you can look at seven areas of difficulty in which to work towards a resolution.
Time Perspective
Can you distinguish immediate gratification from long-term goals? Have you learnt to balance between jumping at opportunities as soon as they are presented to you and working steadily and patiently towards your long-term goal?
Self-Certainty
Do you feel consistent in your self-image and the image you present to others?
Role Experimentation
Have you tried different roles in search of the one that feels right to you?
Anticipation of Achievement
Do you believe that you will be successful in what you choose to do -- whether your role is at the work front or home front?
Sexual Identity
Do you feel comfortable being a male or a female, and dealing with others as such?
Leadership polarization
Are you able to become both a leader and a follower, whichever is called for in a given situation?
Ideological
Have you found a set of basic social, philosophical, or religious values that your outlook on life can be based upon?
Here in Thamizhanban’s poem titled "A letter discovered"the identity crisis of a son is described.
We can not predict from the content which stage is described in the poem.
The stress and tension of the son is described in this letter to the father.
Please now read the poem and then give your assessment.
A LETTER DISCOVERED
Daddy
I am missing
Please do not try to search me.
Do not publish my photos
In press and television advertisements.
Do not issue advertisements
Assuring suitable rewards
To those who help to find out me.
Do not share your grief with kith and kin.
I have been absconding
Just to find out me.
Till I have found out me
I wish to be absent.
I have been lost to gain
The knowledge about me.
Till that time
Please do not worry about me.
--Son
Wisdom.
A Poet Par Excellence
THAMIZHANBAN-A POET PAR EXCELLENCE
Bharatiyar is the morning star of Modern Tamil poetry.Eventhough his poetic genius and nationalistic fervor is not remembered and adored in other states of India-outside Tamilnadu-those who view the history of India in an objective and unbiased perspective, will definitely hail him as one of the national heroes of Indian Freedom Movement.
As a poet Bharatiyar had a clear vision to usher a socialist India, free from all social evils
His prime disciple, Bharatidasan, an innovator in the poetic field and an emancipator in the modern history of Tamilnadu, holds an unparalleled and supreme position among the modern poets of Indian languages. Thematic surprise, Technical innovation and iconoclasticity are his poetic tools. He is celebrated for his poems on cultural nationalism and Tamil renaissance.
But this should not prompt us to conclude that he lacked a broader perspective. His poems on National solidarity and international amity have the power to motivate everyone who reads them.
Bharatidasan, undoubtedly, dreamt for a borderless world with peace-loving citizens adopting universal brotherhood.
Thamizhanban considers Bharatiyar and Bharatidasan as his mentors.His poem on Thiruppur Kumaran-who sacrificed his life, holding the tricolor flag in his hands and chanting ‘vandhe maatharam’ in spite of the brutal attack of the policemen during British regime speaks for his national spirit.It is written in the form of a folk-ballad, for recital in the folk-entertainment called
‘Villuppaattu’. It is his first book published in the year 1968.
For the past forty years, Thamizhanban’s pen is creating wonderful and thought-provoking poems.
In 1970 appeared his first volume of poems titled "Thamizhanban Kavithaikal"(Poems of Thamizhanban). Till date he has brought 32 collections of poems, 16 Prose works and 3 books in the field of Children’s literature.
Thamizhanban is unparalleled in his futuristic vision, craving for a world without war. He wants the whole mankind to stand united shunning away the national and ethnic identities.
Satire becomes a powerful weapon in his poems, staging a merciless attack on all social evils. His sarcastic notes on the follies of men belonging to all walks of life aim at restructuring the society into an egalitarian one.
His Thirty-two volumes of poems are kaleidoscopic in their forms and techniques.
Thamizhanban has authored many narratives in free verse; they are well documented and skillfully told in lucid language; the form and content are complimentary and they have a powerful message to convey to the society.
For example we can cite one among the narratives in free verse titled "The remnant of the fire which burnt Nandhan"("andha nandhanai erichcha neruppin michcham"). It describes an upper caste landlord who humiliates and ill-treats Daliths.Here the anger of the landlord turns into a rage when the agricultural laborers ask for a hike in wage. Thamizhanban tells through this narrative that the oppressed cannot be kept oppressed for a very long time, and this is the time for them to achieve emancipation by their united efforts.
Dowry harassment is one of the social evils, which hinders the process of arranged marriages. Those who are unable to give a sizable dowry do not get married. Most of the poets readily express their anguish over the habit of receiving dowry from the brides. The poets, who pay lipservice to women’s rights, exploit this situation cleverly. They shed crocodile tears for these women just to push the sale of their books. Actually they maintain a dual role. On the one hand, they pretend to sympathize for the belated marriages of the pitiable ladies who cannot afford to pay a huge amount as dowry. On the other hand, they indulge in describing the anatomy of these ladies to attract the attention of the young readers.
Thamizhanban, a committed rationalist, efficiently exposes the dual role played by such poets in his poem"When the directions are wrong, what is the use of corrections in the map? (Thisaikalail kolaaru,thesap padaththaith t6hiruththi enna laabam?)
According to Thamizhanban when the whole societal set-up is in disorder what is the use of crying against dowry harassment? Only after establishing a socialist society we can be free from all social evils. When there is amassment of wealth on one side and acute poverty on the other side
Dowry-seekers will definitely be there to harass brides and their parents. The poet appeals to everyone in the society to realize this fact and to make a determination to struggle for the revolution with a strong will. He makes a call to the working class and downtrodden.
Even though pushed down under
The flood of domination and oppression
Thou unaffected as phosphorous
Under water! Awake!
The Phosphorous, which is put in water, remains inactive. But when it is taken out it absorbs oxygen in the atmospheric air and burns. Thamizhnban considers the labor and downtrodden as Phosphorous put in water. He is sure that one day when they get exposure they will revolt thereby ushering a socialist society.
Thamizhanban acts as an emancipator through his poems. He strives for the emancipation of women, emancipation of Daiths, emancipation of the working class and downtrodden.
As a student of Indian literature find in Thamizhanban a Nirala, because of his revolutionary outlook. Thamizhanban is more than a Dinkar as he addresses the international citizens. In his lyrics the subjective mood reminds me of Mahadevivarma.His introversion and introspection undoubtedly equals that of Rabindranath Tagore.Sometimes I consider Thamizhanban as a reincarnation of Narmadh, a Gujarathi poet of colonial India, as he considers the under-privileged and oppressed people as his kith and kin. His powerful appeal for a stronger and united India can be compared to that of Gopalakrishna Adiga in his poems. His dream for a new universe full of positive thoughts reminds us of SriSri (Srikakulam Srinivasa Rao).
Thamizhanban’s broad outlook and his sincere efforts to achieve peace and amity through his poetic career have no comparison.
He is a myriad-minded artist who has proved his skills in various ways.
He is a novelist, essayist, drama-script writerand a fine performing artist, reciting poems in Kavi mushairaas stealing away the audience by his thought-provoking puns and subtle wit.
His command of language and his artistic skills in evolving innovative techniques of poetic expression nmake his poems unique. The leading critics in Tamil literature hail him as a "Sculptor of Poetic images". He is successful in producing private symbols and mixing them with the universal symbols. By this kind of fusion he challenges his readers tom explore the inner meaning of his poems by finding their own interpretations, thereby establishing a co-authorship to unravel the poetic beauty of his symbolic poems.
Rationalism, socialism and humanism are voiced in his poems.various themes, which depict the
Complexities of the modern life are found in his poems. The psychic perplexities of the modern man in the modern sequence are illustrated only in the poems of Thamizhanban, which cannot be found in anyother poet’s works. To him poetry is not a mere slogan. He never finds pleasure in attacking any individual or any particular organization.
Thamizhanban never associates himself with any particular political party, but his ideology is progressive,left-oriented and secular.
If his complete works are translated in all languages of the world, I am sure, the whole world will look upon us in admiration.
Without any hesitation we can proclaim that Thamizhanban is a great poet of our period.
He is a pride of our nation.
Bharatiyar is the morning star of Modern Tamil poetry.Eventhough his poetic genius and nationalistic fervor is not remembered and adored in other states of India-outside Tamilnadu-those who view the history of India in an objective and unbiased perspective, will definitely hail him as one of the national heroes of Indian Freedom Movement.
As a poet Bharatiyar had a clear vision to usher a socialist India, free from all social evils
His prime disciple, Bharatidasan, an innovator in the poetic field and an emancipator in the modern history of Tamilnadu, holds an unparalleled and supreme position among the modern poets of Indian languages. Thematic surprise, Technical innovation and iconoclasticity are his poetic tools. He is celebrated for his poems on cultural nationalism and Tamil renaissance.
But this should not prompt us to conclude that he lacked a broader perspective. His poems on National solidarity and international amity have the power to motivate everyone who reads them.
Bharatidasan, undoubtedly, dreamt for a borderless world with peace-loving citizens adopting universal brotherhood.
Thamizhanban considers Bharatiyar and Bharatidasan as his mentors.His poem on Thiruppur Kumaran-who sacrificed his life, holding the tricolor flag in his hands and chanting ‘vandhe maatharam’ in spite of the brutal attack of the policemen during British regime speaks for his national spirit.It is written in the form of a folk-ballad, for recital in the folk-entertainment called
‘Villuppaattu’. It is his first book published in the year 1968.
For the past forty years, Thamizhanban’s pen is creating wonderful and thought-provoking poems.
In 1970 appeared his first volume of poems titled "Thamizhanban Kavithaikal"(Poems of Thamizhanban). Till date he has brought 32 collections of poems, 16 Prose works and 3 books in the field of Children’s literature.
Thamizhanban is unparalleled in his futuristic vision, craving for a world without war. He wants the whole mankind to stand united shunning away the national and ethnic identities.
Satire becomes a powerful weapon in his poems, staging a merciless attack on all social evils. His sarcastic notes on the follies of men belonging to all walks of life aim at restructuring the society into an egalitarian one.
His Thirty-two volumes of poems are kaleidoscopic in their forms and techniques.
Thamizhanban has authored many narratives in free verse; they are well documented and skillfully told in lucid language; the form and content are complimentary and they have a powerful message to convey to the society.
For example we can cite one among the narratives in free verse titled "The remnant of the fire which burnt Nandhan"("andha nandhanai erichcha neruppin michcham"). It describes an upper caste landlord who humiliates and ill-treats Daliths.Here the anger of the landlord turns into a rage when the agricultural laborers ask for a hike in wage. Thamizhanban tells through this narrative that the oppressed cannot be kept oppressed for a very long time, and this is the time for them to achieve emancipation by their united efforts.
Dowry harassment is one of the social evils, which hinders the process of arranged marriages. Those who are unable to give a sizable dowry do not get married. Most of the poets readily express their anguish over the habit of receiving dowry from the brides. The poets, who pay lipservice to women’s rights, exploit this situation cleverly. They shed crocodile tears for these women just to push the sale of their books. Actually they maintain a dual role. On the one hand, they pretend to sympathize for the belated marriages of the pitiable ladies who cannot afford to pay a huge amount as dowry. On the other hand, they indulge in describing the anatomy of these ladies to attract the attention of the young readers.
Thamizhanban, a committed rationalist, efficiently exposes the dual role played by such poets in his poem"When the directions are wrong, what is the use of corrections in the map? (Thisaikalail kolaaru,thesap padaththaith t6hiruththi enna laabam?)
According to Thamizhanban when the whole societal set-up is in disorder what is the use of crying against dowry harassment? Only after establishing a socialist society we can be free from all social evils. When there is amassment of wealth on one side and acute poverty on the other side
Dowry-seekers will definitely be there to harass brides and their parents. The poet appeals to everyone in the society to realize this fact and to make a determination to struggle for the revolution with a strong will. He makes a call to the working class and downtrodden.
Even though pushed down under
The flood of domination and oppression
Thou unaffected as phosphorous
Under water! Awake!
The Phosphorous, which is put in water, remains inactive. But when it is taken out it absorbs oxygen in the atmospheric air and burns. Thamizhnban considers the labor and downtrodden as Phosphorous put in water. He is sure that one day when they get exposure they will revolt thereby ushering a socialist society.
Thamizhanban acts as an emancipator through his poems. He strives for the emancipation of women, emancipation of Daiths, emancipation of the working class and downtrodden.
As a student of Indian literature find in Thamizhanban a Nirala, because of his revolutionary outlook. Thamizhanban is more than a Dinkar as he addresses the international citizens. In his lyrics the subjective mood reminds me of Mahadevivarma.His introversion and introspection undoubtedly equals that of Rabindranath Tagore.Sometimes I consider Thamizhanban as a reincarnation of Narmadh, a Gujarathi poet of colonial India, as he considers the under-privileged and oppressed people as his kith and kin. His powerful appeal for a stronger and united India can be compared to that of Gopalakrishna Adiga in his poems. His dream for a new universe full of positive thoughts reminds us of SriSri (Srikakulam Srinivasa Rao).
Thamizhanban’s broad outlook and his sincere efforts to achieve peace and amity through his poetic career have no comparison.
He is a myriad-minded artist who has proved his skills in various ways.
He is a novelist, essayist, drama-script writerand a fine performing artist, reciting poems in Kavi mushairaas stealing away the audience by his thought-provoking puns and subtle wit.
His command of language and his artistic skills in evolving innovative techniques of poetic expression nmake his poems unique. The leading critics in Tamil literature hail him as a "Sculptor of Poetic images". He is successful in producing private symbols and mixing them with the universal symbols. By this kind of fusion he challenges his readers tom explore the inner meaning of his poems by finding their own interpretations, thereby establishing a co-authorship to unravel the poetic beauty of his symbolic poems.
Rationalism, socialism and humanism are voiced in his poems.various themes, which depict the
Complexities of the modern life are found in his poems. The psychic perplexities of the modern man in the modern sequence are illustrated only in the poems of Thamizhanban, which cannot be found in anyother poet’s works. To him poetry is not a mere slogan. He never finds pleasure in attacking any individual or any particular organization.
Thamizhanban never associates himself with any particular political party, but his ideology is progressive,left-oriented and secular.
If his complete works are translated in all languages of the world, I am sure, the whole world will look upon us in admiration.
Without any hesitation we can proclaim that Thamizhanban is a great poet of our period.
He is a pride of our nation.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
TAMILANBAN
it is a neccessity now to put and upload data about the celebrated poet Tamilanban as many persons more younger and new to the literary field are using this name ,which will definitely confuse the readers.I request all the viewers to give their feedback and express their comments so as to build a readers' circle about this poet.
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