Ohh yeah. Our Vijay plays the Trumpet ;) On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 10:48 AM, Prabhu Rajagopal <prabhu...@gmail.com>wrote:
> > > ? Out of curiosity, you highlighted jazz artist Vijay Iyer's name... That's > a different person from our group member/friend of A.R. isn't it??? > > On 19 August 2010 00:07, AJ <purev...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> >> >> http://www.naachgaana.com/2010/08/16/50-most-creative-indians/#more-50693 >> >> Frankly, ARR should be in the top ten. His creative powers remain >> underestimated. Vishal B was ranked higher than ARR for his films mostly. >> >> Hey! Vijay Iyer came in at number 16...higher than ARR! How about >> that!!!!! >> >> 50 Most Creative Indians >> Some are famous, some are not. You may agree with the list, you may not. >> But these are in our view the most imaginative men and women in the country. >> In no particular order. >> >> 1. ARUNDHATI ROY >> Voted third on Forbes' list of `30 Utterly Inspiring Role Models', the >> author of God of Small Things is a voice you ignore at your own risk, one as >> audacious as it's eloquent in raising questions. >> >> 2. VISHY ANAND >> The first Indian world chess champion, formidably fast on the board, >> inventive with tactics and strategy. He has grown better with age, and there >> remains no perceptible weakness in his game. A master of player psychology, >> in the past two world championship matches held recently, he spontaneously >> adapted his game to the man across the board. >> >> 3. AMIT HERI >> Audiences at the Berlin, Montreux, London and Paris jazz festivals have >> been bowled over by this guitarist-composer. He's jammed with Angelique >> Kidjo, Robert Miles and Zakir Hussain, but oddly enough this Bangalore >> artiste's jazzy riffs remain alien to most Indian ears. For a desi listen, >> try Jhoola, his album voiced by Kota, Mizo and Uttarakhandi chanters. >> >> 4. JITEN THUKRAL AND SUMIR TAGRA >> Pop went the easel, video and installations in the hands of this Punjabi >> duo, affectionately dubbed T&T. Ever since the 2005 debut of these >> communication designers, they've artfully trotted out enough material to >> turn even Elton John into a T&T collector. The duo, who've shown at London, >> Berlin, Sydney and Shanghai, explore HIV and consumerism with safe-sex >> chaddis and dinosaurs designed from strawberry-syrup bottles. >> >> 5. SACHIN TENDULKAR >> Sachin was the cherub of the team when Kapil Dev took up a bet with him: >> "You must play ten years for India." He played 20. He is still playing. >> Earlier, bold strokes were Tendulkar's unique selling proposition (USP). >> Now, it is the way he rations his experience, body and skill to climb peaks >> only he can. >> >> 6. SABYASACHI MUKHERJEE >> When he graduated from the National Institute of Fashion Technology in >> 1999, he was heralded as the future of Indian design. In subsequent years, >> he has lived up to expectations by crafting a series of stunning >> collections. By using indigenous techniques like bandhani, gota work, block >> printing and hand dyeing, Sabyasachi creates modern silhouettes that carry a >> rich aroma of India in them. His kalidaar kurtas, lehengas and saris are in >> heavy demand across the world, and his label thrives in countries like the >> US, UK, UAE, Greece, Germany and Singapore. >> >> 7. SIDDHARTH BASU >> The original quizmaster of India, he made general knowledge fashionable >> among youngsters. Starting off with Quiz Time on Doordarshan, he went on to >> host and produce programmes like Master Mind India and India Child Genius. >> Basu's biggest success came in the form of Kaun Banega Crorepati , a show >> that not just marked Amitabh Bachchan's debut on the small screen, but also >> redefined TV viewing in India. Through his company, Synergy Communications, >> Basu is now working on various reality TV formats like Dus Ka Dum¸, India's >> Got Talent and Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa. >> >> 8. PRASOON JOSHI >> As a poet, lyricist, award winning adman and Aamir Khan's chief creative >> officer, Joshi wears many caps. His `Thanda matlab Coca-Cola' campaign, >> which won a Golden Lion at Cannes, was fizzy enough to guarantee his role as >> his advertising mentor Piyush Pandey's spiritual successor. >> >> 9. JAGGI VASUDEV >> Some say he's the coolest spiritual guru since Osho. `Sadhguru', who often >> swaps his trademark beige robes and turban for denims and Orkleys, and >> enjoys the occasional volleyball game, dubs his brand of spirituality `inner >> engineering' and `software for the soul', making him the go-to saviour of >> sanity for millions of stressed out infotech professionals in South India. >> Now, his Isha Foundation is taking the franchise route to reach a suburb >> near you. >> >> 10. DAKSHA SHETH >> Over the last 45 years, Daksha Sheth has created an entirely new dance >> vocabulary by blending Mayurbhanj Chhau, Kalaripayattu, Kathak and the >> spectacular aerial techniques of Mallakhamb. Not one to shy away from the >> unknown, Daksha enjoys moving into fresh territory. Some of her famous works >> include Search for My Tongue, Mahisasur Mardini, Kalia Daman and Sarpagati. >> >> 11. SUBODH GUPTA >> Bihar once had Nalanda. Bihar also housed this artist from Khagaul until >> he stormed the art world with his cowdung installations, steel katoris >> (bowls) and kattas (country revolvers). With a sensibility shaped by his >> home state, Gupta's hands have converted clanging cooking vessels into >> gargantuan God-faced installations which have hung over Venice. When he >> exhibited gigantic steel buckets, art collectors filled them with half a >> million euros. A migrant-aesthete with global acclaim. >> >> 12. BIJOY JAIN >> He shapes local raw material into houses you cannot forget. Take Tara >> House in Kashid, outside Bombay, with an underground pool in which cylinders >> of light stream down from lawns above. And he makes resorts to die for, such >> as Leti 360, an exquisite stone and wood structure in the Himalayas. >> >> 13. E SREEDHARAN >> Delhi is an AM/PM city, thanks to him: ante-Metro and post-Metro. The rest >> of the city may be strewn with rubble, but his gleaming rapid transit system >> swishes its way around with élan. >> >> 14. VISHAL BHARADWAJ >> His music is superlative, his dialogues memorable, and his movies cultural >> events. Pity that he got over his fixation with Shakespeare. Omkara and >> Maqbool remain as good as anything out of the Hindi film industry. >> >> 15. GUITAR PRASANNA >> No one had coaxed a Carnatic kriti out of a Western guitar. No one could, >> until this player-composer with an engineering degree shook the raga >> firmament. In Electric Ganeshaland, he fired off a Carnatic-Rock tribute to >> Jimi Hendrix. Imagine that. >> >> 16. VIJAY IYER >> Jazz critics all over America are waxing eloquent about this 38-year-old >> wizard on piano. His creativity, he says, took shape when he watched jazz >> legend Julius Hemphill's solo presentation in New Haven, Connecticut, in >> 1990. He says, "He gave you something profound and alive." For a sample of >> Iyer's music, try Historicity. >> >> 17. EKTA KAPOOR >> Neither saas nor bahu, and yet she changed the face of Indian television >> singlehandedly. Her Balaji Telefilms has been cloned, but having meandered >> into Hindi cinema, she has a new obsession to whet. >> >> 18. PRABHU DEVA >> This dance prodigy stormed into Indian consciousness with the song Muqabla >> from the film Kadhalan. India was spellbound, as his seemingly boneless body >> moved, as if of its own volition, to this Rahman chartbuster. A trained >> Bharatanatyam dancer, he came to be known as India's Michael Jackson. He now >> choreographs, acts and directs films as well. >> >> 19. NAMDEO DHASAL >> When this Dalit poet-politician called himself "a venereal sore in the >> private parts of language", admirers and critics sat up. Ever since 1972, >> when his dark poetry of Golpitha burst forth from Bombay's seamy underbelly, >> Marathi literature hasn't been the same. >> >> 20. RAHUL BHATIA >> His journey from a Janpath travel agent to the owner of India's most >> innovative no-frill airline, Indigo, has been a swift and heady affair. The >> aviation industry may be turbulent, but Bhatia's metronomic attention to >> detail is the stuff of legend. >> >> 21. GIRISH KARNAD >> In college, his dream was to become as famous as Shakespeare and TS >> Elliot. Today, this prolific author, playwright, actor and film director has >> achieved this in his own way by penning plays like Yayati and Tughlaq, using >> India's rich history to tackle contemporary issues. >> >> 22. PINAKIN PATEL >> This design guru has used every material available, including his elbow, >> to create shelf-space for Indian crafts; his latest offering is Hara Villa, >> a pop-up, bio-degradable holiday home. >> >> 23. RAKESH MARIA >> This supercop investigated the 1993 Bombay bomb blasts. More recently, he >> gathered the evidence that convicted Ajmal Kasab. Currently DGP of >> Maharashtra's Anti Terrorism Squad, he has a good network of informants. >> >> 24. FILMMAKERS OF MALEGAON >> Some 300 km separate Bollywood from the nondescript town of Malegaon, >> where a bunch of filmmakers with micro budgets make spoofs of blockbusters. >> Sample Malegaon ke Sholay. Sheikh Nasir Khan, the man behind it all, has now >> gone global with Malegaon ka Superman. >> >> 25. AR RAHMAN >> Among the world's all time top selling artistes: over 150 million records >> of film soundtracks. Starting off with the Chennai rock group,Nemesis >> Avenue, he's won award upon award. His Dil Se soundtrack is a classic. >> >> 26. SANDIP TRIVEDI >> Most of us gulp at the idea of a world that demands dimensions more than >> the three we are familiar with. This is but the starting point for string >> theory. And Trivedi is working it out for us. >> >> 27. RONNIE SCREWVALA >> He changed the mediascape with his company, UTV. Starting in 1981 with >> India's first organised cable TV venture in Bombay, he got audiences >> addicted to daily soap operas before venturing successfully into cinema. >> >> 28. MALAVIKA SARUKKAI >> She sees dance as an extension of life; it needs to draw inspiration and >> meaning from its surroundings to evolve. For nearly three decades now, she >> has stretched the conventions of Bharatanatyam. >> >> 29. FARHAN AKHTAR >> With Dil Chahta Hai, this director threw Hindi cinema a whole generation >> ahead, and at warp speed. Since then, acclaimed lyricist Javed Akhtar's son >> has never failed to surprise with his brand of cinema, be it as a producer, >> actor or director. >> >> 30. ABHIJIT AVASTHI >> Currently O&M's national creative director, he is the adman behind some of >> India's most talked about campaigns for brands such as Fevicol and Cadbury. >> >> 31. CHARLES CORREA >> This architect-activist and urban planner has given fresh meaning to >> shelter, shade and beauty. Mahatma Gandhi's Memorial in Sabarmati offers >> clues. >> >> 32. RAJAT SHARMA >> A snake's marrying a mongoose, the mountain that Hanuman lifted… from the >> fertile imagination of Rajat Sharma and India TV has come a new definition >> of news, bridging fantasy and fact, myth and reality. >> >> 33. RAJKUMAR HIRANI >> The test of a director, they say, is the sequel. Rajkumar Hirani passed >> that test with Lage Raho Munnabhai. And if you thought a dream run is hard >> to maintain, along came 3 Idiots, a film that shall delight generations to >> come. >> >> 34. SUNIL GANGOPADHYAY >> Modern Bengali poetry owes its existence, almost, to the founding editor >> of Krittibas, which in the early 1950s offered a platform to young, >> experimental poets who explored new forms of poetic themes, rhythms and >> words. Gangopadhyay's travelogues, prose, essays, features and children's >> fiction are equally loved. >> >> 35. PRANAV MISTRY >> An Indian graduate student at the MIT laboratory, he has ensured that it >> is technology that adapts to our needs rather than our adapting to >> technology. His latest invention integrates our real world with the virtual >> world. >> >> 36. PRINCE DANCE TROUPE >> Last year, a troupe of 24 faceless dancers became the toast of the nation >> when it won the popular reality series, India's Got Talent. Instead of the >> usual Western jazz routine, these untrained dancers from Behrampur, Orissa, >> showed the richness of Indian classical dance. >> >> 37. AAMIR KHAN >> This actor rarely works with the same director twice, and yet his movies >> are not just a cut about regular Bollywood fare, but make money too. With a >> celluloid record any performer anywhere in the world would die for, he's >> simply a must watch. >> >> 38. HARSH MANDER >> An Indian Administrative Service officer with an imagination, Harsh Mander >> became an inspiration when he resigned in protest of the 2002 anti-minority >> pogrom in Gujarat. He has since dedicated himself to an India free from >> `hate, hunger, and homelessness'. >> >> 39. G RAVINDER REDDY >> Everyone, even the gods, would want this sculptor gilding them for >> posterity. He has re-fashioned Hindu deific traditions into giant gold-faced >> female heads who stare at you unblinkingly. Fibreglass, his favoured medium, >> is worth more than platinum in his hands. >> >> 40. VIRENDER SEHWAG >> This Sachin clone has morphed into one of India's most imaginative shot >> player in cricket. Boring knocks are anathema to him, with a Test match >> average of 81.5 runs every 100 balls. >> >> 41. RATAN THIYAM >> This theatre guru is known for his ingenious stage craft and >> thought-provoking themes. A painter, composer, choreographer, costume >> designer, playwright and director, he sees theatre as `collective >> expression' . See Andha Yug and Chakravyuh. >> >> 42. A RAJA >> It requires quite some talent to shut the press up if you figure in a Rs >> 60,000 crore telecom scam and your tapped tele-conversations with an alleged >> lobbyist make headlines. It takes even more creative ambition to whistle >> along as if nothing is wrong with India's telecom policy framework. >> >> 43. JAYANT V NARLIKAR >> A scientific imagination and an ability to present his ideas make Narlikar >> a champion of astronomy in a country given to much mumbo jumbo. From >> envisaging the Steady State theory of the universe as an alternative to the >> Big Bang, to suggesting life having reached earth from outer space, he has >> also steered clear of conventional science as we know it. >> >> 44. ANURAG KASHYAP >> He's written movies like Satya, an underworld film which impressed several >> viewers on the lookout for such gritty `realism', and even managed to become >> a film director himself. Dev D, that phantasmagoric journey of a film, a >> supposed remake of the classic Devdas, exemplifies his very own take on >> modern `reality'. >> >> 45. LALIT MODI >> The terminator of Test match tedium, he created a distinctly Indian yet >> global brand of Twenty20 cricket, Indian Premier League (IPL), that grabbed >> more attention overnight than anybody dared dream possible in this era of >> relentlessly declining attention spans. Despite his undoing and ejection >> from the BCCI, his creation cannot be dismissed. Few have ever drawn Indian >> eyes as compulsively as he has. >> >> 46. RAGHU DIXIT >> With a mind trained in microbiology and a body in Bharatanatyam, the last >> ten years have seen him achieve fame as a musician. Touring India and the >> world, he has played with Israel's Dub LFO, England's Too Late Lucy and >> renowned French musicians Anaïs, Emily Loizeau and Mademoiselle K, to name a >> few. >> >> 47. VG SIDDHARTHA >> Founder-owner of the Café Coffee Day chain and son-in-law of External >> Affairs Minister SM Krishna, he has developed a fine nose for lucrative >> business opportunities. Apart from coffee shops, his businesses include >> venture capital, financial services, plantations and real estate. >> Amalgamated Bean Coffee Trading Co, set up in 1993, is India's largest green >> coffee exporter, and he wants to take his cafes global. >> >> 48. SAINA NEHWAL >> Not yet 20 and already the country's top woman athlete. At a young age, >> Saina's mastered the one thing that matters: winning. You don't see her >> smash her racquet to score a point beyond the scoreboard, unlike her >> name-dyslex-sake. Saina has four Super Series wins already, and is the world >> No 2. She admires Federer, but her own game relies on toil, not grace. But >> if it works, why complain? >> >> 49. ABHAY DEOL >> Precariously perched between commercial cinema and its indie cousin, he's >> the guy who took off for New York right after the finest film of his career >> to study a craft. Not your average film star. >> >> 50. PATU KESWAN >> This Taj Hotels' veteran leads the country's budget hotel boom. His chain >> of no-frill hotels, Lemontree and Redfox, is what market leader Ginger (a >> Tata chain) is watching closely. >> >> > > -- www.gomzyphotography.com
