Poet Manushyaputhiran’s “Aaluyara Mazhaiththuli” (ஆளுயர மழைத்துளி), translated. Tiny and huge,raindrops, galore. A life-size raindropwalkson the rainy road. Walking besidethousands and thousandsof raindropsavoiding getting drenched,holding the haft of the cloth,it scurries pastbeneath a little umbrella. Even youmust be going behindone of those life-size raindropsknowing well thatit will meltthe momentyou set your eyes. Yet,in the moment preceding,you surrender your …
Rockstar – Passion Redefined
Prelude: Sometimes, not every time, listening to a piece of music or a song can be an experience. What it invokes in the listener matters more than what it is. It is a bit wonderlandish, perhaps, but that is what dil se music can do to you. “Rockstar”’s music is a heartfelt product of A.R.Rahman’s …
Man of joy – au revoir!
The show is over. The curtains are drawn. Confetti are descending slowly to the ground, succumbing to the gravitational pull. Yet, like the obsessed Nilambari of Padayappa, I re-read and re-watch Sachin’s farewell speech, again and again. Ideally, like a true cricket fan, I could watch his batting exploits in YouTube, handpicked by experts and …
Skylit 