Career
Born and brought up in Rode village near Moga in Punjab, India, he moved to Canada in 1960s. Bharati has published books in Punjabi and English. He was the publisher of Third Eye Press, whose books covered many genres.
In 2012 he wrote a long poem Lali(ਲਾਲੀ), based on the iconic character of Professor Hardiljeet Singh who taught in Punjabi University, Patiala and was known as "Lali".
The book was also a tribute to the legendary Bhootwara (ghost house) in Patiala that was a centre of intellectual activities involving Lali among others with Sutinder Singh Noor, Gurbhagat Singh, Harinder Singh Mehboob, Prem Pali, Amarjit Sathi, Surjit Lee and Kulwant Grewal besides Bharati. Bharati"s English-language poetry book, Endless Eye, was published by the Canadian Poetry Association.
