Suddhaananda Bhaarati - A yogi, bhakta, composer, scholar, and freedom fighter, he composed narrative poems and kritis in Tamil that were impassioned and sincere. His stature was great yet he praised composers and those before him while he fought for India's freedom and peace. He said, "May the curse of separatism abate. May our thoughts be lofty, our moral high and may truth prevail everlastingly".