Bharathidasan’s ‘குடும்ப விளக்கு’, portrays the picture of an ideal family. It presents the success story of a family whose every member is conscious of his or her responsibilities and duties. The parents-in-law take as much concern and care for the family, as the daughter-in-law does! ‘Heaven’, Bharathidasan makes it clear in ‘குடும்ப விளக்கு’ is not something to seek beyond the bounds of this world; rather it is born in the bindings that the world creates for us! You can attain salvation, if you do whatever good you can when you are young, allow your younger ones to assume charge when you are old and experience the joy in the well-being of your children and grandchildren. The mutual affection and attachment between a married couple in the last leg of their life, as shown by Bharathidasan, is a testament to humanism.