He is equally proud about the Richness and sweetness of the Tamil language in his lines 'yamarindha mozhiugalile'. He proudly proclaims that the there is no other country in the world can equal the greatness of India which has the Himalyan mountains, the sacred river Ganges and the Upanishads in his song "Mannum Imaya malai' and 'paarukkule nalla naadu'. He had the uncanny ability of using his literary skills to the best to kindle the patriotic feelings of the masses and about the evils of the society which caused all their problems.
His lofty dreams about our society and the country came out brilliantly in his songs and prose. He resumed as editor of Swadesamithran a year before his death in 1921.
He had a turbulent life laced with living in exile, arrest, being jailed amidst abject poverty. He launched 'India' the Tamil weekly of which he was the editor and later edited a newspaper 'Bala Bharatam' in English. He was the assistant editor of 'Swadesamithran' a Tamil daily from 1904 to 1907. The Tamil poet and writer's life itself is a shining example of upholding the spirit of freedom, equality, justice and love despite poverty and against the oppressive British rule. He had met his contemporaries who influenced his political thinking like Mahatma Gandhi, Tilak, Sister Nivedita, Aurobindo Gosh, VVS Iyer and Lajpat Roy. He lived in the eventful years of our country's freedom struggle. He died at the age of 39 but in his short span of life he had made immeasurable contribution to his country and language. Bharati emerged as a prolific poet earning the name of 'Mahakavi', meaning a Great Poet. Born in 1882 he was conferred the title of 'Bharati' for his poetic talent at a tender age. 'Bharathiyar' is the name that reminds Indians of nationalism, patriotism and Tamil prose and poetry.