FR.P.GEORGE PONNAIAH Vs. INSPECTOR OF POLICE

JUDGEMENT

(1.) "En Kadhala" in the album "Naatpadu Theral" is yet another Vairamuthu melody. The song celebrates the irrelevance of the age factor to a person in love. However, the visualization of the song carries a deeper undertone - the relationship between humans and nature. One sees a plant lovingly bowing down and touching the protagonist to comfort her.

(2.) To me, it is not a poetic fancy. It represents the age-old tradition of this nation and its people. The five elements of nature are venerated as divine entities-prithvi, akash, agni, vaayu and varuna. The earth (prithvi) is worshipped as Bhooma Devi. She is seen as a consort of the divine. The land is described as 'Punya Bhumi' in the works of the various seers. She takes the form of "Bharat Mata" in Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay's novel "Ananda Math". "Bande Mataram" was composed in Her honour. The translation by Maharishi Aurobindo reads as under :

(3.) Though She is identified as Durga or Kali and depicted in pictures as standing alone, Tamil Poet Mahakavi Subramaniya Bharathi saw Her as the consort of Lord Shiva in one of his many hymns sung in Her praise. She then becomes Parvathi and Ganesha becomes Her child. The noted intellectual and scholar, Shri.Aravindan Neelakandan, makes an interesting observation that this association was brought out beautifully in the painting of M.F.Husain made on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Indian Independence. Bharat Mata is seen therein playing with Ganesha.