A.R.Rahman at the Oscars - video

The First Oscar

And now the second

Backstage footage with the awards

The special thank you note

It was written!

The oscars... not one, but two :-)

How does this change my devotion to this humble prince of music... Not a bit! He will always remain the same sweetheart for me... His humility, "level-headed-ness", versatility, humanity, musical genius, spiritual inclination... just about everything that made him dear to me still remain with him and will now open themselves up to the world now... He will no longer be my personal treasure (or our Indian treasure) and will continue to enthrall people all around the globe now.... this is just the beginning!!!

Dear ARR, as you say, you indeed have the choicest blessings and may you get all that you seek in this life!

A letter to my ...

This is more of a personal letter rather than a blog post. As the blog is the medium of communication, it makes more sense to put it here rather than an email...

Dear one-particular-reader-from-Chennai,

I am sure many of the posts in this blog don't make sense to you...

I know some of these might even be alarming...

And I also know you can't grasp these things in totality, given the diverse natures of our lives, given the different paths we've taken, given the varied experiences of our lives...

When you don't understand these ramblings fully, it is not necessary to spread this to the whole world...

All that I hope and wish is that you understand that I am experiencing life in a deeper way than you, and I further wish that desire also sprouts within you, that you may also lead life in a peaceful, blissful way... The desire that arises when someone buys a house, a plot, a car, a property, this, that... where is that desire going when it comes to this... the very fundamental question about your life and existence... It's time to wake up... I wish you wake up soon...

Sincerely,
Rams.

:-)

I think I'm coming up with totally non-descriptive titles by the day...

Well, as my friend wished me a happy valentine's day, it dawned on me that this day is here... one day to celebrate the one-happy-emotion-that-most-people-seem-to-cherish... the secret mantra that seems to open doors... Not that I am against love, but it's the general connotation with which the word is being used (thanks to the utter crap in the name of movies) that it scares me to even use that word...

Well, let's see... what all this means to me now... To fall in love is so easy within me now... I am able to see I can throw myself completely when being with anyone and also remove myself when needed... Just as the new song is playing, I got reminded of this person, who was a co-traveller in one of my journeys to the place-beyond-the-world... I could totally give myself when being there... Now I am thousands of miles apart... There's no necessity for words or actions to re-create the inner state that was... No entanglement but total involvement... In fact I am able to be in this state with so many people, with no effort... It's effortless and blissful :-)

Just as words can't express emotions, so can't they express the gratitude... I bow down to Thee...

Ways of Life...

Hate and love,
Success and failure,
This and that,
All that's sought after...
None of these matter,
When the next inhalation fails...