when if irst read this message, i thought someone was talking about me, haha. my last name is agha. haha, agha also means ruler or leader. in that case, rahman is definitely an agha. nice write up
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "umeshmredkar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Today is my agha's birthday. I started calling him Agha a few years > ago after meeting him. I was reading a book at the time by an Afghani > author and came to learn the word as meaning big brother or Sir. I > had decided that he would hate to be addressed as Sir and after > meeting him I realized that such was indeed the case. He is far too > modest for it. Agha was a perfect fit to his colorful profile. After > all, he is a Tamilian belonging to the Sufi Muslim faith and it > hardly gets more diverse than that. He probably has no idea I call > him this and will never know of all the fantasies I staged in my mind > of how I would meet him and the several things I would say to him. > I would want him to know that Luka Chuppi from RDB is > brilliant and that Tere Bina from Guru is an immeasurable > accomplishment. I would complain about his introverted life and his > soft spoken personality that makes him a humble human but at the same > time, a frustrating one for me as I would like an account of > everything he involves himself with. Then I would finally tell him > that he is a gift from Allah and I don't remember music before him. > Alas when I did meet him I said nothing. I simply stared, listened to > him fix my camera and hand it to my friend to take our picture. He > signed my scrapbook but it looks like doodles and I cannot figure out > what it says. However, the fact that his hand blessed my book with > their touch is reason enough for me to be content. After > lamenting and regretting over saying only a few words to him I > realized that I have no room to complain. I met him, heard him > practice, stood by him as he sang on stage and loved every minute of > it. Maybe one day I will have the courage to form words in a letter > that I will post to his residence with everything I want to say: > praises, ponderings, complains and good wishes. > But for now my Agha I wish you a very very happy birthday. > Inshallah you will have many many more and you will continue to give > me your music-the source to my energy, inspiration and happiness. >
