GURU of Indian Music

Jaage ai dher tak hame..
Kuch dher sone do...
Dhodi si raat aur hai..
Subah tho hone do...
adhe adhure khwab jo puree na ho sake..
ek baar phir se neend mein woh khwab bhone dho..

The above song is one of the finest masterpiece of the maestro A.R.Rehman. A song very well composed and sung exceptionally well by rehman himself. Rehman has a voice that awakens the inner soul. Dont know about others but two of his songs 'Vandemataram' from his album titled the same and 'yeh jo desh hai mera' from Swades has that something which has definitely tickled the patrotic bone in us. Another beautiful song composed and sung by Rehman along with Latha Mangeshkar is 'Luka chuppi' from Rang De basanti is a 'mamtha bhari' number. Rehman alsways does justice to the lyrics. Some of the songs have such beautiful lyrics which sometimes gets lost in the music but his composition makes the lyrics stand out so well. A song like 'yeh jo desh' is meant to be an jingoistic number and for a number like that the lyrics is very important and his music has definitely done justice. I also see a lot of Indian classical touch in his music.
Another song of Rehman which i love listening to is 'Newyork nagaram' from silunu oru kadhal'. the songs about how the husband had to travel to newyork on work and howmuch he misses his wife right from the time he wakes up in the morning and goes to bed in the nite. Lyrics is the life of the song and hence it has to stand out and thats exactly what Rehman has done. He has sung the song so soulfully that you can experience the feeling of the husband himself. I loved the way he has composed and sung the following lines...

pechellam thaalatu pola.. ennai uranga vaika nee illai..
dinamum oru muttham thanthu kaalai coffee koduka nee illai..
Vizhyil vizhum thoosi thannai.. eduka neeingu illai
manathil ezhum kuzhappam thannai theerka neeingu illaiii.
Naan inge neeyum ange..intha thanimai nimishangal varusham aanatheno
Vaan inge neelam ange intha uvamaiku iruvarum vizhakamanthu eno..

There will be atleast one new artist introduced by rehman in his movies and thats something worth applauding. He gives opportunites to the young upcoming singers who are talented and whose talent may not be recognised otherwise. not just that this morning i saw NDTV and was proud to see that Rehman has invited the physically challenged people to sing for his composition and has given them awards recognising their talent. I can go on and on about him for pages and list out the songs that he has given us which has not failed to sit well right under our lips. A song for every occassion, for every generation thats A.R.Rehman. There can never be another Rehman and he definitely is a proud possession of India. So go on Guru, play on coz the show has just begun aur yeh dil maange more...