Bonjour Belier, Ur mail was touching! We can understand ur feeling....if not fully , surely, partly.... I believe 'ONCE AN INDIAN , ALWAYS AN INDIAN' ALL THE BEST IN LIFE DUDE!
Parlerez-vous en Francais avec moi? Nilima On Tue, 02 Sep 2008 serge belier wrote : > >I am in France since 1992. I live in the suburn of Paris in a place called >Créteil (94) >I am a very strong fan of A.R.Rahman and also manage to go to London in 2005 >specially to attend A.R.R concert which took place in Wembley Arena. >I love ARR Sir music since the first time I listened to Roja. At that time I >bet with everybody that ARR will be the best musician ever, many people were >not convinced as they use to say that we can not judge someone on one or two >albums. But I was 1000 % convinced that he will be the best. And now I am very >proud of him and love him for several reasons : > >He is from India (my mother land), >He is better that any musician in the world (for his excellence in different >kind of music style, indian, western, chinese, etc... Other musicians can >never be compared to him as they are not versatile as he is, even if they are >known to be the best in the world), >He is very humble even if he is the best, >He is a great human being (for all his attention to poor people, for helping >society, and fighting against disease, poverty, etc...), >I totally share and admire his thoughts and attitude of being a great indian >citizen (as he wants India to become more developped, he wants the success of >every indian, he wants to share his experience and his love with everybody), >I have never been disappointed by him, my expectation from him (his music and >his behaviour) has always been fulfilled by him. >Being born to indian parents in Cambodia, I lived in Reunion Island (near >Mauritius Island) from 1 to 6 tears old, then I discovered this lovely >country, my mother land INDIA where I lived from 6 to 18 years old (in >Pondicherry between 1980 to 1992) At that time, I always wished that one day, >the great country of my origin, INDIA, will become the powerful and richest >country in the world. I always wanted to see in India, big high ways, big >buildings, big cities (like in Paris, Singapour, London). I had lot of friends >suffering from poverty, I helped them as much I could. so my dreams was also >to see every indian living in good social condition, good salary, good way of >life. I remember people standing in front of electronic shops to see "Oliyum >Oliyum" on friday at 8 pm. These people could not afford having a TV set at >home or a video cassette player. I don't want to recall in my memory people >begging for food, it was very sad and it gives me a culpability feeling. Thank >God, I think today this has changed a little. I know that there is still a >long way to go, but I am confident, as if people reacts like our ARR Sir, >things can only become better. > >My love to my mother land allows me to appreciate the mindset of people like >ARR Sir. I realize it recently in 2004, when I listened to the songs of >SWADES which made me cry a lot as I did not have the opportunity to return to >India since 2000 !!!! To compose songs like the one in Swades, one should >really love India and its people. The fact that ARR love us (indians) give him >a different height and respect which even high authorities of the indian >government recognized. > >I never met ARR (except seing him on the stage during the London concert), but >if I meet him one day and if I have the opportunity to talk with him, I will >first express before anything, my love for India and its people. That will be >I think the best way to tell ARR Sir that I love him like someone from my own >blood, my own family, my brother. When I listen to ARR Sir melodies and soft >songs, I can feel the kindness, the affection and love that ARR has for his >fans and thus for me. Thank you ARR Sir. > >Even if I am french by nationality, I always cried when I listened to Vande >Mataram or Jana Gana Mana even before ARR Sir composed it. ARR Sir composition >was the best and a great idea to reunite youngster for the LOVE of their >Mother Land. That's great from ARR Sir to have this will, this wish to do so. >Truely, I have a strange feeling, kind of strong emotion, like if my breathe >was stopped whenever I listen to patriotic songs. It takes my heart, my soul >very high and that can make me cry like a child. > >Long live ARR SIR, > >Serge BELIER > > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 >05:57:57 +0000Subject: Re: [arr] Any fans in France? > > > > Hi Shah Navas, U r in France these days?Why are asking for fans there?I > just out of curiosity, since, I know French and I keep updating myself with > any info related to France.On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 Shah Navas wrote :>Hi,>>I > would like to meet any fans in France if you would like to. Please reply>to > me.Nilima ONCE A SINGER, ALWAYS A SINGER...... > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Connect to the next generation of MSN Messenger >http://imagine-msn.com/messenger/launch80/default.aspx?locale=en-us&source=wlmailtagline Nilima ONCE A SINGER, ALWAYS A SINGER......
