Hey guyz and galz i was there too but couldnot meet up with u all but my friend updated me that you had loads and loads of fun being together and all. i missed the practice session oh no.
i also missed the interview session in the afternoon. how did it go? the photo of the group looks amazing and someone told me the interviewer was looking amazing too. dont you guys have pic of you all with her? pls post someone...but no mention of Vijay Iyer in article so im thinking this is not complete story no anyway keep in touch Raj --- In [email protected], "~ s...@... ~" <swaps15...@...> wrote: > > Hey man... > cnt believe!!! feel top of this world! this is awesum! > Thanx 2 Dipti & Viju,Gops & all others 4 makin this so memorable!Godbless! > swaps > > --- On Thu, 6/4/09, Anil Nair <rhythmca...@...> wrote: > > From: Anil Nair <rhythmca...@...> > Subject: [arr] About this group - In his footsteps (express article) > To: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, June 4, 2009, 5:56 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cheers to all of us :-) > Proud to be a Rahmaniac .... > -A > http://www.expressi ndia.com/ latest-news/ in-his-footsteps /470886/ > > > > In his footstepsFont Size > -A+A > Dipti Nagpaul DâSouzaPosted: Jun 04, 2009 at 0115 hrs IST > > Print Email To Editor Post Comments > > > > It was a hot Sunday afternoon in Pune and we found ourselves in the midst of > nearly two dozen youngsters from all over India. Brimming with excitement, > the group is Rahmanâs very own barmy army, in Pune specially to attend a > Rahman show. > Every time the maestro plans a concert, this group of boys â" and a handful > of girlsâ" converge at the host city. While this may sound like a regular > fan club, the members insist it isnât. âWe are almost like an official > fan club. Rahman recognises most of us and that adds credibility to our > group,â says 22-year-old Nazeef Mohammed from Bangalore. But it took nearly > a decade to attain this almost official fan club status. > âIn the mid-1990s, during Roja, I became a huge fan of Rahman. The Internet > wasnât so big and information on him was scarce. At that time, I would read > everything possible I could find about him. I used to think Iâm his biggest > fan,â says Gopal Shrinivasan, a Hyderabad-based financial consultant. But > as the network opened up, I realised I was wrong and that there are many > people who revere him.â On January 1, 1999, Shrinivasan started a group fan > club online with a handful of members to start with. But over time, it gained > popularity to log in thousands of registered members including several from > Delhi. > Though active online, the group didnât witness any activity of consequence > till 2005. âRahman had announced his Bangalore concert and we all knew we > had to be a part of this somehow,â recounts Shrinivasan who is also the > group moderator. âAbout 20 of us converged from all over the country and > for four days we did voluntary work for the concert organizers. That is when > we all really bonded for the first time.â > Ever since, the group has been hosting regular meets in Mumbai. âWe try to > meet once a month to jam and enjoy Rahmanâs music at my place in > Andheri,â adds Swapnil Mistry, a professional singer.In the background, > excited chatter and conversation flows easily. Whatâs surprising is that > the group â" though a melting pot of cultures â" uses Tamil as their first > language. âMany of us learnt how to read, write and talk in Tamil because > of Rahmanâs music,â says 29 -year-old Anand Swamy, a Mumbaikar, who has a > peculiar superstition before a Rahman concert. âEvery time I attend his > concert I shave my head,â he confesses, a tad sheepishly. Itâs easy to > believe that as moderator of the group, Shrinivasan is probably the most > level-headed till the group spills the beans on him. âGopal buys a copy of > every cassette and CD with AR Rahman written on it. He has eight CDs of > Bombay just because the album was launched with different jacket > covers,â laughs Mistry. > The stories are endless â" at times hilarious and at times moving â" but > their passion for the maestroâs music evokes respect. âEvery time we ask > him what he wants for his birthday, he says we should help the needy on that > day,â says 31-year-old Vithur who distributes food to the poor every Sunday > in Chennai on behalf of the group. No wonder some people say that Rahmanâs > so down-to-Earth, he has a hunch. > -- > -A > http://viewsnmuse. blogspot. com >
