A documentary tribute to a famed Tamil
scholar
Film throws light on unknown facets of Vipulananda Adigalar’s life
S.
Senthalir
Tracing
the unknown aspects of a prominent personality in the world of Tamil literature
is quite a challenging task and Mu. Elangovan, a faculty in the Kanchi
Mamunivar Centre for Post Graduate Studies, Puducherry, has travelled across the
sea to do exactly that.
After
a year of research, documentation and interviews, Mr. Elangovan has brought out
a 50-minute documentary to depict the life of Vipulananda Adigalar, who wrote
the famous Yazh Nool (a book of stringed musical instruments), a principal
research treatise on Isai Tamil .
“I
wanted to know more about his life. While I began collecting his books,
manuscripts, photographs and letters, many unknown facts about him attracted my
attention. I felt that a documentary film would be the proper medium to bring
these facts before the public. SivamVeluppillai, who works in a private firm in
Canada and Kasupathi Nataraja, an elderly person in Sri Lanka helped me
complete this work,” said Mr.Elangovan.
Taught
in T.N.
The
famed Tamil scholar and educationist, who was born in Karaitivu near
Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, in 1892, edited several magazines, translated works and
played an instrumental role in establishing several academic institutions in
Sri Lanka. On the invitation of Rajah Sir Annamalai Chettiar, the founder of
the Annamalai University, Vipulananda Adigalar even served there from 1931 to
1933 as Tamil Professor.
While
teaching in Annamalai University, he translated Vivekanandar’s Gnana deepam ,
Karma Yogam , Raja yogam , Pantanjali’s Yoga Sutram . He was a pioneer in
teaching and propagating Bharathiar’s Poems in the academic circle during the
British rule. “He protested the visit of the English Governor to Annamalai
University by hoisting black flag at his residence,” he added.
Vipulananda
had his early education at his native place Karaitivu, Kalmunai, Batticaloa,
and later he studied Technical Education at Colombo, got his B.Sc Degree by
passing the Cambridge University Examinations, and also ‘ Pandithar ’ title of
the Madurai Tamil Sangam at the age of 24; served as a teacher at Colombo,
Batticaloa, Trincomalee, Jaffna, received Mahatma Gandhi when he visited Jaffna
and also hosted Maraimalai Adigal at Jaffna.
Mr.
Elangovan travelled to Sri Lanka and Thanjavur, Pudukkottai, Chidambaram,
Kumbakonam, Chennai, Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Mayavathi (the
Himalayan foot) for making the documentary.
“This
documentary will remind the future generations about the excellence of
Vipulananda Adigalar. This film will be released first in Sri Lanka.”
In
Sri Lanka, he visited Colombo Tamil Sangam, Sri Lanka Ramakrishna Mutt
Branches, Swami Vipulananda Institute of Aesthetic Studies at Eastern
University as well as his relatives and many other places including Karaithivu,
Batticaloa, Trincomalee, Jaffna, Mandur, Thetratthivu, Colombo, Rosalla, Kandy,
where evidences of his life and works are available.
The
documentary also depicts Vipulananda’s association with Ramakrishna Math and
his visit to Chennai where he had his ascetic training from 1922 to 1924. His
Brahmachariya name was Prabodha Saithanyer and got his spiritual initiation
from Swamy Sivananda in 1924 and later he was called Vipulananda Adigalar.
இணையத்தில் பார்வையிட இங்கே செல்க!
இணையத்தில் பார்வையிட இங்கே செல்க!
நன்றி: தி இந்து நாளிதழ்(31.10.2017)
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