THE PHILOSOPHY OF MAHAKAVI BHARATIYAR

by

SADHU PROF. V. RANGARAJAN

 

FOREWORD:

SMT. PREMA NANDAKUMAR

A Publication of

Bharatamata Gurukula Ashram &

Yogi Ramsuratkumar Indological Research Centre

SISTER NIVEDITA ACADEMY

“Sri Bharati Mandir’, Srinivasanagar, Kithaganur Road,

Krishnarajapuram, Bangalore 560 036, INDIA.

 

(Phone: 0991-80-25610935, Cell: 94482 75935

e-mail: sadhu.rangarajan@gmail.com

website: www.sribharatamatamandir.org )

 

 

 

CONTENTS

 

 

FOREWORD

INTRODUCTION

A BRIEF OUTLINE OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF MAHAKAVI  C. SUBRAMANIA BHARATI

 

Part I — CONCEPT OF SHAKTI IN MAHAKAVI BHARATI’S PHILOSOPHY

            1. GOD AS MOTHER

            2. WHAT IS SHAKTISM?

            3. INFLUENCE OF GREAT SHAKTAS ON BHARATI

            4. BHARATI–A SHAKTA

            5. SHAKTI AS BEING AND BECOMING

            6. SHAKTI AS GOD

            7. SHAKTI AS WORLD

            8. SHAKTI AS SOUL

            9. SHAKTI AS MOTHERLAND

            10, WORSHIP OF SHAKTI

 

Part  II –RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY OF MAHAKAVI BHARATI

            1. RELIGION AS A FORCE IN MAHAKAVI BHARATI’S PHILOSOPHY

            2. INFLUENCE OF VEDAS

            3. INFLUENCE OF VEDANTA AND THE BHAGAVAD GITA

            4. MANY FACETS OF BHARATI’S RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY

            5. BHARATI AS A BHAKTA

            6. BHARATI—A SIDDHA

            7. GOD, WORLD AND SOUL

            8. MYSTICISM OF MAHAKAVI BHARATI

            9. MORAL LIFE

 

Part  III — POLITICAL PHILSOPHY OF MAHAKAVI BHARATI

            1. SYNTHESIS OF RELIGION AND PATRIOTISM

            2. CONCEPT OF MOTHERLAND

            3. CONCEPT OF PATRIOTISM

            4. CONCEPT OF INDIAN NATIONALISM

            5. CONCEPT OF FREEDOM

            6. RIGHTS, DUTIES AND GOVERNMENT

            7. BHARATI AS AN ACTIVE POLITICIAN

            8. NATIONAL INTEGRATION

 

Part IV — SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY OF MAHAKAVI BHARATI

            1. VARNA DHARMA VS CASTEISM AND UNTOUCHABILITY

            2. WOMEN’S EMANCIPATION

            3. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC EQUALITY

            4. BHARATI’S RADICALISM AND INTERNATIONALISM

            5. BHARATI’S VISION OF EDUCATION AND LANGUAGE

Part V — VARIOUS INFLUENCES IN THEPHILOSOPHY OF MAHAKAVI BHARATI

 

CONCLUSION

NOTES AND REFERENCES

SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY

APPENDIX

HINDU RASHTRA

— Vedic Ideals in Modern Awakening

by

Sadhu Prof. V. Rangarajan

Foreword:

 

Sri Mohan Bhagwat

Sarsanghchalak, Rashtreeya Swayamsevak Sangh

Published by

BHARATAMATA GURUKULA ASHRAM &

YOGI RAMSURATKUMAR INDOLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTRE

(A Wing of SISTER NIVEDITA ACADEMY)

“Sri Bharati Mandir”, Srinivasa Nagar, Kithaganur Road

Thambuchetty Palayam, Krishnarajapuram, BANGALORE 560 036

Contents:

 

Chapter I

INTRODUCTION

Chapter II

IDEALS OF THE VEDIC NATION

The Vedic Vision Of The Motherland–The Motherland In Puranas, Mahakavyas And Dharmashastras–The Concept Of Nationhood–The Concept Of Patriotism

Chapter III

THE NATIONAL AWAKENING AND THE RENAISSANCE

Hindu Nationalism in the Pre-Renaissance Period–The Brahmo Samaj and the Arya Samaj–The Seer of ‘Bande Mataram’–Vivekananda – The Patriot Monk

Chapter IV

INDIA’S STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM

The Prophets Of Patriotism–Missionaries Of Swaraj–The Valour Of The Nation–The Messiahs Of Swadeshi–The Exponent of National Dharma–The Poets of National Awakening–The Hero of the Final Battle

Chapter V

CONCLUSION

 

NOTES AND REFERENCES

SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY

APPENDIX

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

 

SADHU PROF. V. RANGARAJAN, Founder Trustee of Sister Nivedita Academy , Sri Bharatamata Gurukula Ashram and Bharatamata Mandir at Bangalore, inspired by his Siksha Guru, H.H. Swami Chinmayananda, and mentor, Sri Guruji Golwalkar, entered into dedicated service to the Hindu cause over five decades ago and shouldered important responsibilities in institutions like Chinmaya Mission, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Viswa Hindu Parishad, Swami Vivekananda Medical Mission and Vivekananda Kendra. He served as editor of ‘Hindustan Samachar’ News Agency, English periodicals, ‘Yuva Bharati’, ‘Vivekananda Kendra Patrika’, and ‘Brahmavadin’ and Tamil weekly ‘Vijaya Bharatam’. He visited South Africa in 1984 to edit YOGA LESSONS FOR CHILDREN, a prestigious publication of Divine Life Society of S.A. to mark Swami Sivananda Centenary and since then, has made eleven more visits, besides visiting countries like Mauritius, Reunion, Kenya, Botswana, Singapore and Nepal for propagation of Hindu thought and culture.

Sister Nivedita Academy was founded in 1977 and for the maiden publication of the Academy, VANDE MATARAM by Sadhu Prof. V. Rangarajan, the Foreword was written by Acharya J.B. Kripalani. The next work, GLIMPSES OF A GREAT YOGI, a biography of H.H. Yogi Ramsuratkumar, by Sadhuji, the Foreword was written by H.H. Swami Chidananda, who was President of Divine Life Society, Rishikesh. Bharatamata Gurukula Ashram & Yogi Ramsuratkumar Indological Research Centre was founded at Bangalore in 1999 and for its first publication, VIJNANA BHARATI—HINDUISM FROM VEDIC PERIOD TO MODERN TIMES by Sadhuji, the Foreword was written by Swami Mukhyananda of Sri Ramakrishna Math, Belur. Renowned author and journalist, Sri R.A. Padmanabhan wrote the Foreword to SAGA OF PATRIOTISM—REVOLITIONARIES IN INDIA’S FREEDOM STRUGGLE by Sadhu Prof. V. Rangarajan and R.Vivekanandan.

Sadhu Rangarajan obtained a post-graduate degree in Philosophy with first class first rank in the Madras University in 1979, and registered for doctoral research on the ‘PHILOSOPHY OF MAHAKAVI C. SUBRAMANIA BHARATI’, through the Department of Philosophy of Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College, Chennai. He was hoping to submit the thesis on the occasion of Bharati Centenary in 1982, but destiny willed otherwise, the research work was prolonged, the sadhu was drawn into the spiritual field and had to leave the shores of the country to serve the Hindu cause in South Africa, Mauritius and Reunion. He later received initiation from H.H. Yogi Ramsuratkumar of Tiruvannamalai and his deeksha guru instructed him to continue the research. The product of his research took the shape of a series of articles, covering the poet’s religious, social and political philosophy, in the quarterly, TATTVA DARSANA, published by Sister Nivedita Academy, during the period 2002 to 2013. Renowned author and translator of Mahakavi Bharatiyar’s poems into English, Smt. Prema Nandakumar has written a foreword to the book ready for publication. Earlier, Sadhuji’s dissertation for his M.A. Philosophy, titled HINDU RASHTRA—VEDIC IDEALS IN MODERN INDIAN AWAKENING, was serialized in TATTVA DARSANA from 2005 to 2007, and now it is ready for publication in book form. Sri Mohan Bhagwat, Sarsanghchalak of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, has written a Foreword to the work.

28-7-2015

 

Blessed Self,

Vande Mataram! Jai Sri Ram! Jai Yogi Ramsuratkumar! My Master blesses you!

We are intending to publish two important works:

(1) HINDU RASHTRA—VEDIC IDEALS IN MODERN AWAKENING by Sadhu Prof. V. Rangarajan,covering in detail the ideals of Vedic nationalism which manifested in the thoughts of great thinkers and patriots of Bharat. Sri Mohan Bhagwat, Sarsanghachalak of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, has written a Foreword to the book consisting of 130 pages.

(2) PHILOSOPHY OF MAHAKAVI BHARATI, the result of three decades of research by Sadhu Prof. V. Rangarajan, covering the political, religious and social philosophy of Mahakavi Bharati in about 370 pages, is another book to be published.  Smt. Prema Nandakumar, renowned writer, research scholar and author of English translation of Mahakavi Bharati’s poems, has contributed an inspiring foreword to the book.

Details of the publications and their contents are presented in the attached pamphlet. These books will be a unique contribution to the students of Indian thought and culture and our humble effort is to see that it reaches all academic institutions, colleges and universities with departments of philosophy and Hindu religion and culture, inside and outside the country.  We appeal to you to kindly extend your generous help and patronage to this noble endeavour. Cheques and drafts may kindly be drawn in favour of SISTER NIVEDITA ACADEMY.Overseas devotees may transfer their love offerings to Sadhu Prof. V. Rangarajan’s account.

Name of Account Holder:       Sadhu Prof. V. Rangarajan

                                                Spiritual Head, Bharatamata Gurukula Ashram

                                                Srinivasanagar, Krishnarajapuram, Bangalore 560 036

Savings Bank Account No.:     04202010054730

Syndicate Bank, Krishnarajapuram Branch, Bangalore 560 036, INDIA

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With Prem and Aum,

Yours in service of Sri Bharatabhavani,

(SADHU PROF. V. RANGARAJAN)

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