சினிமாவுக்குத்தான் டிரெயிலரா?
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டிரைலர் தான்!
Family complaint about denial of immortality to Bharathi’s wife Chellammal:
Charge against maternal uncle Appadurai Aiyer.
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According to both the daughters of Bharatiyar- Thangamma and Sakuntala- the “Kannamma’ in Bharathi’s songs was none other than “Chellamma”, their beloved mother.
In fact, both of them, in separately recorded writings
(more than once), have clearly stated that their maternal uncle (Chellammal’s brother) Appadurai Aiyer has made the change (from Chellamma to Kannamma) for reasons best known to him!
The assumption by Bharati’s daughter Sakuntala is that Appadurai did’nt want his sister’s name (in love songs) go public.
According to Thangamma, the elder daughter, Appadurai did’nt find the name Chellamma, “sophisticated enough” and so he opted for Kannamma.
This Appadurai Aiyer is the one who ditched his own sister
(Chellamma) and ran away with the books of Accounts of ‘Bharati Ashram’ (Publication effort initiated by Chellamma to get Bharati’s works published after his death.)
This fact is also recorded by Sakuntala Bharathi, in writing.
This traitor-like action, by Appadurai Aiyer landed Chellamma in great financial troubles/issues that ultimately led to the closure of Bharati Ashram (Publications).
Further, due to financial strain, and immediate need of some money for Sakuntala's marriage, Chellammal Bharathy was forced to sell all manuscripts of Bharathiyar, outright (with copy right), to Bharathi's step- brother C.Viswanatha Aiyer (Then HM of a school in Manamadurai) for a paltry amout of Rs 4000/.
It has gone on record that this Viswanatha Aiyer has not honestly paid the agreed amount but paid only a part.
From the actions of Appadurai Aiyer, it could be presumed that Appadurai Aiyer has been nursing plans to eliminate his sister from gaining lime light and also copyright(!) of Bharati’s works.
It should also be fairly mentioned that this Appadurai Aiyer has been previously helping Chellamma of and on to get out her out of domestic financial difficulties while she lived in Pondicherry.
At the same time, he was also the one who blocked the efforts of Kanadukathan Chettiyar to buy all of Bharati’s works from Chellamma for a fat sum with an assurance of adequate support for her family throughout.
But for, Appadurai Aiyer’s manipulations in the said negotiations, Chellamma and her daughters would have lived in some comfort after the demise of Bharatiyar.
The lament of Bharathi’s daughters- about denial of immortality to their mother Chellamma, in Bharati’s poetry- would not have also happened!
(Note: I recluctantly use ‘Aiyer’ here only because both Thangammal and Sakuntala have always mentioned the names herein with the 'title'.)
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