May 8, 2005

kannadhasan...human...

since i was a teenager, i have great fascination for kannadhasan. i knew him as a tamil song lyricts...of course he has writtens books, novels, poem etc but i first fell in love with his songs...there is something about his songs and the way he uses words that capture my heart and still does...everytime i listen to him. even though nowadays i have read some of his books and poem, somehow i still feel that his best works are still his songs...not only that his ability to write beautiful, powerful songs, yet in simple tamil has made him so popular for more than forty years, even after he has left...his songs have been heard in the remotest village in india and around the world..appreciated by anyone who understands tamil...regardless of whether they are literate or not...
But one thing is always in my mind....who is this guy...
he sees patterns, could he be a mathematician,
he sees beauty, could he be an artist,
he describes social issues, could he be a sociologist,
he understands human behavior, could he be a psychologist,
he explains the meaning of life, could he be a philosopher,
the list of things i have thought about this person is endless...i think he has written about every aspect of human life...but then when i read about his life and all mistakes that he has done in his life...i realize he is just a human...just like u and me...

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