Words’ worthiness

Words can do wonders, they’re powerful, they’ve created history, brought us to what we’re today. True that! But are words the be all and end all of things around us? Not at all! Or so I feel. There is what’s called ‘actions.’ Yes, words can be one way to express things; but they’re apparently not sufficient always. Unless one shows it in action as to what he feels like, I don’t really think he can get his thoughts across to others, effectively at least.

Not that I have anything against words; in fact being a keen follower of George Orwell, I do believe in what he says, ‘good prose is like a windowpane.’ Writings and words thereof do open up things about life and its realism. Hang on! There’s more to it. It has always been easier to put things in words. The worthiness of things, however, surface only in actions; or so I feel (again, LOL).



If you’re wondering as to why this post is rambling, well, it is perhaps because I was bored to death and was reminded of a lighthearted chat I had last night with a certain somebody, a friend. Having penned things out, it feels so much better now, LOL.

Oh and by the way, having sounded as being against words (though I did NOT intend to), I’d like to say that the saddest irony lies in the fact that most of my classmates (including I) are learning words by rote for obvious reasons like PLACEMENTS, GRE, CAT and the like. Again, LOL. ;)

I think I’ll stop writing now, and wait till I feel like penning out something crazier. Bye for now, LOL.

A song that made my day...

FIFA fever kept me awake last night, for a very long time and I fell asleep after watching Spain’s tremendous playing. And this morning, I woke up anticipating another monotonous Sunday. Attending classes on a Sunday is not something which I look forward to; especially when I have to reach the class early to save the first few seats for my friends and myself! So, yes, very reluctantly, I managed to get ready, and boarded a bus by 7.30 AM! I was certain that I’d make it to class in time! :)

I was rather sleepy in the bus; just then, the one sitting next to me set the song ‘Athangara marame’ playing in her mobile. A.R Rahman’s one of my favourite music directors and this particular song of his, is a very cheerful one, set in a village ambience. Wow! There was something to buoy up my spirits at last! “Now,” I thought, “I’ve finally geared full throttle for the long day ahead.” :)

So what’s extraordinary about this song? Rahman has definitely given us better numbers, but this one had a special impact on me, at least today! I came home from class and played it a couple of times again. God, I got hooked onto this song! Sung by our very own Mano and Sujatha for the film ‘Kizhalukku Cheemayile,’ the number is clearly brilliant.

Now for a mild run-through of the musical technicalities, this song is set in ‘Harikhamboji’ raga. Harikhamboji, an ancient raga in Carnatic music, is a Melakartha raga (parent raga) with all the seven swaras (notes) in its ‘aarohanam’ (ascending scale) and ‘avarohanam’ (descending scale);

Arohanam: S R2 G3 M1 P D2 N2 S
Avarohanam: S N2 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S

Harikhamboji is best when presented in a slow pace; this particular Rahman’s number holds up the beauty of this raga nevertheless. Thyagaraja’s ‘enthara neethana’ kriti is one of my favourite compositions and is a classic example of how wonderful a raga, Harikhamboji is! ‘Nenjukkul peidhidum’ from the film Vaaranam aayiram, is another popular number set in this beautiful raga!

Well, whatever it is, one song made my day and held me in my spirits! Cheers! :)