Chennai is getting ready for yet-another-hot-summer. Today was even worse. With the sun hitting hard, a chap was pushing his cylinder filled tri-cycle with barefoot, up the Doraiswamy subway. Life moves on.

Had to do some good amount of packing/unpacking stuff today, at home. A R Rahman gave a helping hand. You probably got that wrong. With a CD playing assorted Rahman songs, packing became a joyous occasion even for a lazy one like me. Music the life giver, reads a Rajinikanth t-shirt in the movie Johnny. How true.

Hanuman Chalisa[pdf] is probably MS Subbulakshmi’s best devotional music rendering, I’ve heard. We know MS sings from her heart, this one comes deep down from the heart. Not a day passes by without listening to it and I unconsciously keep humming it throughout. Thanks to Tulasidas for the ever-faithful lyrics and also to Latha for recommending this one. Do listen if you get a chance.

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12 Responses to “Summer, Rahman and Hanuman Chalisa”


  1. Only if life had a background score 4 every situation, just like in movies……..Would make living easier. Dont u think?

    Posted by: nandha | February 17th, 2005 - 6:50 am

  2. Yeah it’s super hot now days. You can almost feel moisture leaving your body.

    Posted by: Maran | February 17th, 2005 - 6:50 am

  3. hey maran, talk about coincidence.look at the timing of our comments posted.

    Posted by: nandha | February 17th, 2005 - 7:03 am

  4. off topic. a new beta version of google toolbar is available http://www.toolbar.google.com/ has some pretty cool feature. check it out guys.

    Posted by: Nitin | February 17th, 2005 - 7:44 am

  5. Its very hot in bangalore as well :-(

    Posted by: F e r r a r i | February 17th, 2005 - 8:20 am

  6. And lazy. Ayyo pathikichu would be an apt song for the situation right ;-)

    Posted by: F e r r a r i | February 17th, 2005 - 8:21 am

  7. Have you heard Surdas Bhajans(HMV) ? Try to get the cassette at Landmark/Shankara Hall.

    Posted by: Desikan | February 17th, 2005 - 10:09 am

  8. Nanda, That was a lovely thought. I am just thinking for the moment what song would be played now, at every moment. Great idea.

    Nitin, Thanks.

    Ferrari and Maran, Is that global heating of some sort.

    Desikann, I remember you telling about this. I did get an assorted collection of MS bhajans which had some surdas ones. Truly great numbers.

    Posted by: Lazy Geek | February 17th, 2005 - 10:49 am

  9. Asorted collection is ok. But the other one is really great.

    Posted by: Desikan | February 17th, 2005 - 11:11 am

  10. When I saw the topic, for a moment I thought it was something about ARR’s upcoming releases this summer. :-)

    Posted by: Maverick | February 17th, 2005 - 11:31 am

  11. I need the lyrics of Rani Tero Chir Jeeyo Gopal - a bhajan by Surdas sung by Pandit Jasraj ji.
    Can anyone help?

    Posted by: S Balasubramanian | March 2nd, 2005 - 6:51 pm

  12. hi geek,

    it goes without saying - MS and Hanuman Chalisa - and no words to describe the beauty.

    Hanuman Chalisa is best because

    -Written by Tulsidas

    -it identifies Hanuman as a form of Lord Shiva (verse 6 and 39)

    -it will give moksha (verse 38)

    -Kanchi Paramacharya asked everyone to read atleast once a day

    -the satisfaction is certain if you chant 11 times a day (hardly takes 20 min)

    thanks & regards,
    ranganathan

    Posted by: ranganathan | March 4th, 2005 - 4:54 am

scribbles ?

lazy geek a.k.a guru subramanian is from chennai living in the showery seattle a software consultant by destiny loves creative arts yaps about intellectual stuff and still on the only(!) belief that he is a geek!!
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