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Just recently I subscribed to Time, offline. I got my first subscription magazine and it was a special issue.The cover story was about the 100 Most Influencial People in the World. For each of them on the list, a related celebrity had written a passage on their ideas and lives.

While the list was very US centric, it had Nandan Nilekani listed in Builders & Titans section. Thomas Friedman, the author of The World is Flat, was the one who had written on the Infosys man. You might recollect, Friedman had nice things to say on Nandan even in the introduction of The World is Flat. I did expect Rahman to be featured in the list of artists but was disappointed not to find him there. Vikram Akula was the other Indian who made it to the list.

Ofcourse it had a lot of tech guys. Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia topped the scientists and thinkers category. Who else other than Chris ‘The Long Tail‘ Anderson could write about him. Great profile that one was. The other guys on tech were, Caterina and Stewart – the founders of Flickr, Chris and Tom – the Myspace dudes, Omid Kordestani – Senior VP of Global Sales at Google and the Skype guys – Zenn and Friis were also included. James Gosling – the Java founder had nice things to say about the Skype guys. Bill and Melinda Gates were featured in the Leaders and revolutionaries category for Gates Foundation.

I’m sure you will atleast get to know ateast 20 people, unknown to many of us, otherwise. A nice read on the bus.

‘Arisi’yal ? ‘Arasi’yal ?

malarndhum malaraadha paadhi malar poala
malarum vizhivannamae – vandhu
vidindhum vidiyaadha kaalaip pozhudhaaga
vilaindha kalaiyannamae
nadhiyil vilaiyaadi kodiyil thalaiseevi
nadandha ilam thenralae – valar
podhigai malai thoanri madhurai nagar kandu
polindha thamizh manramae

malarndhum malaraadha paadhi malar poala
malarum vizhivannamae – vandhu
vidindhum vidiyaadha kaalaip pozhudhaaga
vilaindha kalaiyannamae
nadhiyil vilaiyaadi kodiyil thalaiseevi
nadandha ilam thenralae – valar
podhigai malai thoanri madhurai nagar kandu
polindha thamizh manramae

yaanaip padai kondu saenai pala venru
vaazhap pirandhaayadaa puviyaalap pirandhaayadaa
aththai magallai manam kondu ilamai vazhi kandu
vaazhap pirandhaayadaa vaazhap pirandhaayadaa

aththai magallai manam kondu ilamai vazhi kandu…
aththai magallai manam kondu ilamai vazhi kandu
vaazhap pirandhaayadaa

thangak kadiyaaram vaira maniyaaram
thandhu manam paesuvaar porul thandhu mannam paesuvaar
maaman thangai magalaana mangai unakkaaga
ulagai vilai paesuvaar ulagai vilai paesuvaar
maaman thangai magalaana mangai unakkaaga…
maaman thangai magalaana mangai unakkaaga
ulagai vilai paesuvaar

nadhiyil vilaiyaadi kodiyil thalaiseevi
nadandha ilam thenralae – valar
podhigai malai thoanri madhurai nagar kandu
polindha thamizh manramae

siragil enai moodi arumai magal poala
valarththa kadhai sollavaa
kanavil ninaiyaadha kaalam idai vandhu
piriththa kadhai sollavaa…
piriththa kadhai sollavaa

kannil mani poala maniyil nizhal poala
kalandhu pirandhoamadaa – indha
mannum kadal vaanum maraindhu mudindhaalum
marakka mudiyaadhadaa uravaip pirikkamudiyaadhadaa

anbae aariraaraaroa aariraaraaroa aariraaraariroa
anbae aariraaraaroa aariraaraaroa aariraaraariroa

Images : Paasamalar video
Lyrics – Music India Online

Shot 45 years back, this is still the most perfect song ever shot for a tamil film. And then there is Pachai Niramey from Alai Paayuthey.

From the camera to editing to lyrics, music and performance, just about everything dazzles here. A classic example of aaberi raaga which has created magic in just about every song it has been used, on-screen.

Anytime Pasamalar is played on cable, the whole of Tamilnadu starts to shed a tear. A classic, it really is.

All the texts say that in order to gain release one should render the mind quiescent; therefore their conclusive teaching is that the mind should be rendered quiescent; once this has been understood there is no need for endless reading.

In order to quieten the mind one has only to inquire within oneself what one’s Self is; how could this search be done in books? One should know one’s Self with one’s own eye of wisdom. The Self is within the five sheaths; but books are outside them. Since the Self has to be inquired into by discarding the five sheaths, it is futile to search for it in books. There will come a time when one will have to forget all that one has learned.

– a dude named Ramana.