The politically correct term for children who are unlike most children we see is 'differently abled'. The term for children from this group was, till recently, 'mentally challenged'. And before that the moronic 'mentally retarded'.
The obvious thought came to me - we are all 'differently abled'. Some paint well, some dance well, some act well, some code well... Does this mean that all normal children expected to do the 'same' things?
Was listening to a wise man expound on how happiness is different from comfort and how we have been 'taught' the wrong language of happiness. He says, quite simply, that we have been taught that a car, a job, a girlfriend will bring us happiness when all what they bring is comfort (With a little thought - even these don't come without the baggage - worry).
One more interesting point he made was that most of us live in 'ruins' of accumulated thought - not alive to the present.
which brings me to the response i gave to a girl who asked me for gyaan - 'Never put off until tomorrow who you can do today'.
HA...HA...
cheerio all,
ravi
Tuesday, February 22, 2005
Saturday, February 19, 2005
And in the red corner...The king
The tamil film industry seems so far ahead of the competition in most areas of the art. There has been a spate of hatke (off the beaten track) movies in the recent past. Seems like repression in some sections is leading to more creativity in others.
Pithamagan, Veerumandi, 7G Rainbow Colony are some name that spring to mind. Of course, I am no Tamil movie freak. And this blog is not about Tamil movies either.
Tamil film music has been eagerly heard since Illayaraja's times (By a lot of other language music directors too ;). Hip-hop, rock and reggae sounds are now commonplace and as accepted as pure Carnatic raga based flourishes. But this is not about the whole industry. It is about one man - people in the know have called him Asia's Mozart and a melody genius but surely the best compliment is that he is a worthy successor to the great Illayaraja.
New wannabes (Illayaraja's son - Yuvan Shankar Raja and Harris Jeyaraj are having huge hits these days) are heard everywhere from the latest DJ consoles to battered autorickshaw tape players but only one man comes close to perfection, and that is A.R. Rahman.
When listening to his songs, more often than not the mind is awestruck at how he manages to not only get great melodies, but also mould them into such complete products, technically. Varying singers(Lucky Ali/Adnan Sami) and instruments, he has stood above the common accusation of having a lot of his songs sounding the same.
And all this came from that small peek of genius in the song 'Ale Ale' from Boyz, where, in the second antara (manal muladhum sarkarayaa or something), Chitra Sivaraman begins her second line *slightly* early with a high-pitched Naaaa - electric!!
and when i let go of the thought of how superb he is, i am transported into a state of ecstacy. Enough said?
Recently heard:-
1. Dance anthem: Fanaa from 'Yuva' - i remember not liking this immediately until Dada told me Neha said it was too good. Get up and jump!!
2. Remix : The classic 'Thottaal poo' redone by ARR in New.
3. Emotion: Yenge Enidhu Kavithai from Kandukondaen.
Which are your favourite Rahman songs?
Pithamagan, Veerumandi, 7G Rainbow Colony are some name that spring to mind. Of course, I am no Tamil movie freak. And this blog is not about Tamil movies either.
Tamil film music has been eagerly heard since Illayaraja's times (By a lot of other language music directors too ;). Hip-hop, rock and reggae sounds are now commonplace and as accepted as pure Carnatic raga based flourishes. But this is not about the whole industry. It is about one man - people in the know have called him Asia's Mozart and a melody genius but surely the best compliment is that he is a worthy successor to the great Illayaraja.
New wannabes (Illayaraja's son - Yuvan Shankar Raja and Harris Jeyaraj are having huge hits these days) are heard everywhere from the latest DJ consoles to battered autorickshaw tape players but only one man comes close to perfection, and that is A.R. Rahman.
When listening to his songs, more often than not the mind is awestruck at how he manages to not only get great melodies, but also mould them into such complete products, technically. Varying singers(Lucky Ali/Adnan Sami) and instruments, he has stood above the common accusation of having a lot of his songs sounding the same.
And all this came from that small peek of genius in the song 'Ale Ale' from Boyz, where, in the second antara (manal muladhum sarkarayaa or something), Chitra Sivaraman begins her second line *slightly* early with a high-pitched Naaaa - electric!!
and when i let go of the thought of how superb he is, i am transported into a state of ecstacy. Enough said?
Recently heard:-
1. Dance anthem: Fanaa from 'Yuva' - i remember not liking this immediately until Dada told me Neha said it was too good. Get up and jump!!
2. Remix : The classic 'Thottaal poo' redone by ARR in New.
3. Emotion: Yenge Enidhu Kavithai from Kandukondaen.
Which are your favourite Rahman songs?
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