things have bee been sane here. its an undeniable truth and fact that we have been mocking the west for almost everything in our day to day life. everyone's intention is to achieve the best and ARR has achieved it. it took decades for India to get introduced to the "sound" of music and later came ARR to reveal that sound and energy to our motherland with his unique flavor and creativity. by that time, that "sound"was already decades old in the west.
On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 11:17 AM, Ramesh R <[email protected]> wrote: > Cool link! There's a stark difference between how it's covered in the > newspapers (not the tabloids) abroad and in India. The former is quite > sensible. The latter is pure hysterical. > TimesOfIndia takes the cheese cake-- "India breaks sound barrier" and the > even cheesier "OscAR Rahman: Raja of Roja now rules the O-zone layer". If > you ever needed proof that TOI is a tabloid masquerading as a newspaper, > there you have it. > It's certainly a laudable achievement for many involved in the project. By > all means give them their recognition. But also put things in perspective. > There are so many problems plaguing India. It's just insane to forget about > all that and devote an entire front page to the Oscar win. Are we such a > nation of poor achievers that even a win for some from the entertainment > industry gets such a massive celebration? I find it weird. > > Shekhar Kapur said it > well<http://www.shekharkapur.com/blog/archives/2009/01/rahman_and_the.htm> > - > "So why don't I see that the West celebrates when one of their artists > becomes popular here in India ? Why don't we see headlines in the LA times > then ? ... Why do we admire the West so much. Even in my career I thought > that Bandit Queen was a far far better film, a more heartfelt film, and a > much more meaningful film than Elizabeth or any of the other films I made in > the West. But in India I was suddenly celebrated as a film maker after > Elizabeth. I even was awarded a Padma Shree after that film. Why ? Because > the film was nominated for 7 Oscars, and Bandit Queen was not. When will we > stop being aspirational towards the West ?" > > And already the clamoring for a Bharat Ratna has begun! Keep things sane > and in perspective folks. > > RR > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Anantha <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Thursday, February 26, 2009 7:36:15 AM > *Subject:* [arr] SDM North America front page roundup > > http://www.sajaforum.org/2009/02/slumdog-frontpage-roundup.html > > > >
