The Planet ‘M’ War - Is it flaunting the Power of Vitamin ‘M’?

Witnessing all the changes that have been taking place globally of late, a lay man is in a state of hullabaloo about the things surrounding around him. The radical changes that are taking place all over the world are pushing him into a state of oblivion where he is not sure of leading his life further. One of them being the space war, where the nations are competing for asserting their supremacies on a planet, and where there is every chance for a human-being to think of a second home beyond the boundaries of Earth.

 

The supreme nations like US, China, Russia are indulging in a rat-race in an attempt to stamp their ascendancy over the ‘world of aliens’ called as space. The recent discoveries suggested that there is every chance of life inhabitation on the planet Mars. So every nation is bent on creating a mark on the planet. A few days back, I read in an article that one minnow had bought a land against his name on Mars…This comes as no surprise to me, as the nation is responsible for an individual’s acts. Whatever name the nations give for this act, call it artificial intelligence, tracking of troop movements, bomb tracking, etc., but the primary motive is visible on the faces of the individuals.

 

Bottom-Line:

Whatever might be the result, the innate conscience of an individual pinches at one or the other moment that brooding on a second home when one is not sure of even the primary home is a bit melodramatic. The said things do not confine to only a layman because, at the end of the day, even I am flummoxed at whether one would be able to subsist a peaceful life on this earth, going by this kind of surge. Is this surge auguring well for the well- being of an individual’s life or not is what one should look at rather than going giga over the superficial benefits. Now, don’t think that I belong to the clan of ‘super-humans’ but going by my idiosyncrasy, I can say that I am far better than a lay-man!

 

Gizmos with a Brighter Perspective!

 

In the present context, it has become a well known fact that technology has no bounds as such. It has been growing by leaps and bounds day after day and one can inarguably say that, sky is probably the only limit for its impending surge! But one has to watch out for the resources that go into the making of such high quality products. If one goes by one’s introspection at the present instances of making a product, one would easily end up questioning that are these manufacturers making the right move in delivering the right kind of product to the customers. The point to note is that, in doing so, are they throwing the canons into the dustbins? The answer would be that they are actually transgressing the norms set by the international bodies in a vain attempt to satisfy their customers.

 

Transgressing the rules might be in innumerous ways. The major thing to look out for is that whether the products/gadgets being churned out are eco-friendly or not because our lives subsist in the very same environment and using the gadgets which are a peril to the environment is like piercing our very own eyes with our vey own sword! The motive of the manufacturers behind churning out such products will solely restrict to creating an impression in the mindsets of the customers. One can’t put the total blame on them, for, they are doing business and transgressing ethics in business is an obligation!

 

Bottom-Line:

At the same end of the river, some manufacturers set a benchmark for others to follow the path laid by them with the innovation of a new concept called ‘Green Gadgets’. These gizmos use less amounts of energy and are quite eco-friendly, the term ‘green’ underlying the same. These might just turn out to be the befitting reply for the existing impounding problem of falling short of energy resources. There are a quite few products in the market and the customers should urge for more green gadgets to foray into the market because ultimately it’s in their hands to make or break a product!

Boon or a Bane!

Taking the realistic situations pertaining to the present circumstances in the world, one can witness that there are people who live opulent lives without any predicaments and conundrums as such in their existence, but at the same end of the river, there are also people subsisting their lives defying the curse, the fate has bestowed on them. In saying so, my focus points out to the tribulations and enigma such people experience in their survival. There might be n number of ways in which they are maledicted but the onus is on the mode of living they do daily in order to garner a pinch of recognition in this globetrotting world for themselves. One such imprecation leads us to a strange disease called as Autism.         

 

The ones affected by autism experience a great impediment in communicating with the fellow beings of the society. They tend to refrain themselves from this world, for, they are jeered by the people who lack moral sense! The asphyxiation they experience is truly inexplicable in words…I haven’t found a tougher word than this to explain their quandary. There are several theories coming up in this ever-advancing world for curing such diseases but I guess there is no medication to the rotten glitch in an individual’s mind in their approach toward the fellow beings!

 

What they expect from the outside world is a mere acceptance to their lives. One should not jeer their frailty as there is every chance that the same frailty can become their strongest point in acquiring the indubitable fame for themselves. When one talks about autism, one can’t refrain themselves from dyslexia, which is the child disease of autism and in which there are many instances of people who suffered from this disease and came out as the real winners for whom the world bestowed its head. So, there is a need for crying attention for a change in the mindsets of people and a note of civic sense should be inculcated in their minds in not to jeer such ill-fated people!

Multi-Lingual(s)….Indeed, Bliss to Listeners!

We have been listening to ѐminence grise, a.r.rahman's distinguished and remarkable compositions almost every minute, if not an exaggeration! He keeps us enticing every precious minute we spend on hearing his compositions. This has been spanning for more than a decade now yet one can see the same Rahman, although in different musical avatars, enthralling the music listeners all the time by keeping with the pace of the generations.

 

Previously we have put our step forward in analyzing our sir's works in various threads like Technology and Facts, The Classical Side, etc...Now here, we shall give an impetus to that movement by leaping a step ahead and analyze a.r.rahman sir's Multi Lingual Compositions! 

 

From his very first filmy album Roja till the recent Jodhaa Akbar, many of his films were also dubbed and even some of his original films were remade in various other languages.....Its redundant to say that Rahman has used the same tunes that he composed for the original versions for such films...He also re-used some of his master pieces like Baba Kichu Tha(Dekho Na), Yeh Rishta(Naan Epothu), etc for some of the other films as insisted by the directors and producers of the respective films.

 

Some listeners liked the songs of the original version whereas some liked the songs of the dubbed version although the tunes are one and the same....The basic reason for this being the variation and the sort of multiplicity, rahman brings in into his compositions of the same tune by making a subtle change in either the sound, arrangements, mixing, etc...Mostly he uses different vocals for the same song which gives the song altogether a new feel!

 

For instance, Endhan Uyiril from Monalisa was sung by Unnikrishnan and the same song, Tum Ho Meri Nigahon was sung by Hariharan in Hindi....Both songs are par excellence yet so enchanting...be it in variations of the vocals or the sound arrangements.....Add to that, one has to agree for whatever reasons, that Baba Kichu Tha sounds more captivating with Sadhana Sargam's vocals in telugu as and when compared to Reena Bharadwaj's and Alka Yagnik's versions of tamil and hindi respectively.

Rahman has carved a niche for himself in using his own songs by employing an astute technique which is still a mystery to his co-composers. He says that learning music is a cognitive process and indeed he is bang on, for, the age old theory reaffirms the same. Music always makes an individual a constant learner and makes him exposed to the different realms of this exquisite art. Thus, in the process, it becomes more of being eclectic in nature.

 

On hearing these multi lingual compositions, one only gets dazed (almost always) as to whether this is the same tune (we) listened to earlier! As said by himself, he doesn't like to use the same tunes but it is upon the requests by the directors and producers that he uses the tunes and sometimes to compensate for the time constraint!

 

The song Paighaam sung by Shaan sounds as mellifluously as sung by Unnikrishnan(Katre En Vasal) in Tamil. Likewise, Etho Etho Ondru(Yedho Yedho), Kannamochi(Dobuchulatelaraa), Yeh Jo Des Hai Tera (Unthan Desathin), Jashn-E-Bahara(Aamani Ruthuve), Sakhiyaa(Pachai Nirame) etc…are magnificently accepted well in either of the languages.

 

At the same time, some of his compositions like in the case of Mr.Romeo, Love Birds, Parasuram drew a flak when dubbed in other languages. The reason as to why the music has not reached the larger sections of people can be attributed primarily to the shoddy scripts of the films which turned those into being damp squibs! With that, also fades the music irrespective of its charisma! There are few forgotten master-pieces from the maestro for this very same reason. Such things pain him, acknowledges rahman, for, the song has not received the right kind of appreciation for the kind of effort he has put in into the song. Ah Aah, Marudhaani, Aazadi, Do Kadam, etc…just stand as big statues for such inadvertent reasons. Now, can asking Rahman to think on re-using those songs in other languages, label one as an aficionado, who knows, if dubbed in other languages, might just do the trick!

 

One needs to focus on the lyrical aspect in these multi lingual compositions. There are few lyricists who just translate the originally penned song into the local language turning it a mere verbatim. They will not concentrate on the meaning of the lyric which makes the song gruesome to listen that a listener tends to forget his mother tongue after listening to it. But, few lyricists namely Veturi Sundararamamoorthy, Sirivennela Seetharamasastry have given a new dimension to these genre of songs in which their aim was to primarily give richness to the song by adding emollient lyrics.  Thoda Thoda song from Indira is done in three languages, tamil, telugu and hindi. The essence of the original song is not lost by even an inch in either telugu or hindi, the original one being the tamil version. Such songs are perfect examples for this lyrical beauty which makes a song soothing to hear in as many languages as one desires to.

 

‘A fallacy’  can just take the shape of a potent weapon yet invulnerable in the armor of every music lover to battle out with the odds in this unprecedented world of music. It always caters to create a void in one's wallet. One doesn’t need to think twice before saying that Music has got the sufficient and ethereal power to fill that void and its only a small stir away from one's vein before opening up that it is a.r.rahman's music....With that, I leave you (un)fazed and create a space for you to galore your implausible thoughts and set them in tone for the future!