Bhavani Bharati – An Introduction

Bhavani Bharati is Sri Aurobindo’s only poem in Sanskrit, written between 1904 and 1908. It has 99 verses in the “Upajati” metre which is an apt choice for emoting heroism, power, anger, war. Confiscated by the Calcutta Police, this piece was rediscovered in 1985. The poem depicts the victory of the Shakti, the Mother of the nation, over Ignorance and Evil.