Performance at CEC on March 26th 2009 by Sruti

Sruti performed at Children Education Centre as part of farewell programme. Photos taken at our home after the performance.

Jai Ho ARR

Watched the SUN TV Special episode of ARR beign felicitated by entire musical family at Chennai on March 1st 2009. (Telecast on March 8th 2009). Got really touched the speech of Maestro Ilayaraja pouring accolades. Heaping laurels on Rahman, maestro Ilayaraja said that there are only a few who possess immense talent and go on to make it big. Rahman is a phenomenal musician. He added, "If MSV is Athara Sruthi, me Panchamam and ARR has gone to Uchcha sthyai." (Sa-Pa-Sa) a beautiful personification of these legends.

I do consider Tamil Music period as the same. MSV-IR-ARR. It's really a musical heaven with only musicians felicitating ARR. Few exceptions were there like Director K Balachander, AVM Saravanan and few others. Could see old singer PBSreenivas, TM Soundarrajan, L Raghavan. S. Janaki created sentimental waves. This feliciation function 'll be  a mile stone in the Indian Music history.

 Rahman was really humble and in the end speaking on the occasion, he said, ‘I was bit disappointed watching media channels especially certain websites that were continually passing abusive comments by comparing Ilayaraja sir with me. He’s the great master of all times and I’m nothing when compared to him… Elder Musicians like him laid the foundation and I’ve represented them for these awards’

Jai Ho Rahman.