Hi Dinesh and All, I feel privileged to see my name written with such respectable names from this group. Born in a small village of Haryana, i hardly knew any language but 'Haryanavi' (Not even Hindi properly). I used to curse those people who used to speak proper Hindi or mix English with Hindi. I used to hate A R Rahman Saab saying he was distorting our culture by bringing western music to our country.
I do not know since when i stated liking him. Whenever i used to go to a cassette shop to record latest songs, i always used to record last song an ARR song. Then i came to know about him ans his music and his life philosophy properly and i started buying original Cassettes and CDs only. Such has been influence on me that I am a translator from English to Hindi now. Most of all i understand it when someone says VANAKAM. His music has taught me cultural tolerance. Also i regret now for starting "ARR - Ashutosh Combo" debate. It went to a completely reverse direction than intended and group had a fight almost. Pravinder. --- In [email protected], "Dinesh Vaidya" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You are right Pravinder. This blogger "thinks" that he likes Rahman > songs. He may be, but further, he is NOT A RAHMANIAC. Once you are a > Rahmaniac, you IGNORE cast / language / state / religion and all > these factors which divide people. > > It does not sadden me when someone critises Sadhana or Madhushree for > bad pronounciation, it does not irritate me when a fans comment > that "Ashutosh and ARR combo is great" is treated as a North versus > South issue. Inspite of listening to Rahman if such issues are > raised, then these guys probably are not true Rahmaniacs yet...... > > It pleases me that people like Pravinder, Gopal, Vijay, Amith, > Sirish, Durba, Vithur, Chord, Wassim, etc come together on this > platform and try to follow Rahman's philosophy of bringing all world > together and make it a harmonious and happy place. > > You don't become a Rahmaniac by simply listening to Rahman's songs. > Rahman is trying to tell all of us something very important and if > you can catch that message from his songs, then you become a true > RAHMANIAC........ > > You watch Rahman and you can 'read" his message... one that follows > simplicity, humbleness, politenesss, peace, unity and love for your > motherland and family ..... > > Be a true Rahmaniac ! > > Best regards > Dinesh Vaidya > Pune > > [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Pravinder Sheoran" <pravindersheoran@> > wrote: > > > > Hi All, > > Language, Region, Religion are all small in front of His music. > > His music has crossed all these boundaries and has helped millions > to > > forget these man made boundaries as well. > > > > If someone still feels the way it has been written in the blog, i > > think he has not understood ARR and his music properly and needs > time > > to grow up. > > > > God Bless. > > > > Pravinder. > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Vithur <vithurm@> wrote: > > > > > > No one can question his talent, his achievement or his genius. > When he > > > scored music for "Roja" for the first time ever, the whole of > india > > sat up > > > and noticed. From then on, he has been redefining music with every > > movie. > > > Tamil, Hindi, EnglishÂ… he has done them all. And he has been > someone > > who has > > > made Indian music popular, and taken it to the world over. But > this > > isn't a > > > fan mail. This is actually, quite the opposite. > > > > > > The grudge i hold against him is as someone who speaks tamil, and > > was born > > > and brought up in Tamil Nadu. If anyone has noticed, the music he > > scores for > > > Tamil movies isn't exactly something one will relate to the > maestro. > > Not at > > > all! His recent tamil movies have been far below par, and i > > certainly don't > > > understand why. And to make matters worse, he is doing exceedingly > > well in > > > Hindi movies. Is he too bored of scoring music for tamil movies, > or > > is he > > > trying to be indifferent, i know not. I'd rather prefer he stops > scoring > > > music for tamil movies, cause he isn't justifying it. > > > > > > Also, its his choice of vocalists that rubs salt to the wound. > > Almost all of > > > his past 10 releases have at least two songs sung by a bollowood > > singer. Now > > > im not against that IF they can pronounce tamil as it should be. > Their > > > shoddy pronunciation, sometimes which is just outrageous, is > really > > leaving > > > a bad taste in everyone. On the contrary, not many hindi movies > have > > songs > > > sung by people who cannot pronounce hindi properly. Why this one > > sidedness, > > > is something only he can answer. Also, even his own delivery in > many > > songs > > > has been bad (Newyork Nagaram, Athiradee from Sivaji, etc). I was > > clueless > > > as to what exactly he was singing, even though Tamil is my mother > > tongue, > > > and i have been speaking it for the past 23 years! PLEASE STOP > MURDERING > > > TAMIL! Not only tamil, but any language for that matter. If you > > cannot get > > > people to sing a few lines the way it has to be sung, why not get > other > > > vocalists?? Its not like Tamil movie industry lags behind in the > > quality or > > > quantity of its singers. > > > > > > I will always be a BIG fan of A.R.Rahman. His music is next to God > > to me. > > > But even God's make mistakes. So get back to your own self when > > composing > > > tamil music, or don't do it at all. > > > > > > P.S : The songs of Jodhaa Akbar are simply mindblowing! What > grace, and > > > melody! Jashn-E-Bahaara and Khwaja Mere Khwaja are my picks for > the > > week! > > > > > > > > > On 2/26/08, Gopal Srinivasan <catchgops@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://restlesschatter.wordpress.com/2008/02/24/why-im-starting-to- > hate-arrahman/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > regards, > > > Vithur > > > > > > AIMING TO BE A TRUE RAHMANIAC > > > > > >
