It was 10.30 pm on the 2nd of May at calicut, the evening before the concert. 16 of us entered the venue after a long tussle.. AR was already on stage geting ready for the rehearsal. This was only the second time i was watching AR at a rehearsal. previously i saw him at chennai during the Times of India concert.. But tht was during the day just 2 hours b4 the concert. This time it was different. The rehearsal started at 11.15 pm. I guessed it would go on for about a couple of hours or so.. But tht was just my thought, not AR's. He's a man of sheer perfection and it left e jaw dropped, to see the man rehearsing at for more than 6 hours at a stretch not taking any major break. Continuously on the mic. It was such a delight to watch him on stage, making jokes, composing on the spot(he did some tune with sitar player Asad, on stage). He went on and on, on the stage, rehearsing each song till it attained perfection, He was with Netru Illadha matrum for more than an hour.:O By 3.30 most of us watching him were half asleep and some even snoring.. But He went on and on till 6.30 am.. And at 5(his Namaz time), he did Khwaja mere Khwaja and Maula Maula with so much divinity.. He's one of a kind.. Every Action of his has some meaning to it.. Jai Ho ARR..
Regards, Rakesh, Rahmaniac.
