Initially I was surprised to hear that Bharathi wrote in the name of Shellidasan. So I thought I will confirm this with people who are fanatics of Bharathiyar. I am told that Bharathiyar indeed wrote in the name of Shellidasan, not just during his earlier days but even in the later days. He was very much fluent in English and have written many poems and stories in English in different papers/magazines in different names. He was not against english poems but strongly felt that English poems do not do any good for the Indians. It seems he also have written in the name of Kalidasan and many other nicknames.