Masakali ....

It is ages since I blogged. Well I almost thought my blogging died.... Till yesterday night when I heard this song and I felt that I HAD to write about it somewhere.

I have been quite busy for a long long time now .. yeah you guessed the reason right - the 4 lettered inexhaustible bundle of energy that I have in my life now - MAYA! .. Well, not that I dont get any free time at all. When I do get some free time, there is already a big list of things to be done and the leisure of blogging, I am afraid, does not figure anywhere in the top 50 :( ... Well, that is "Family" life I guess....


Okay, as usual, the queen of diversion - I have diverted from what I wanted to write. It is long since a song captured my attention so completely - that all that roams inside this confused brain of mine is - Masakali ... Masakali ...


Trust ARR to come up one such gem song once a while, that captivates you completely ... The last one I remember was Marhaba from Jodha-Akbar. I would just listen to that song for days together. Before that it was 'Rang De Basanti' - the title song...


The credit for Masakali does not go just to ARR - but to the singer Mohit to ... For the casual way in which he has sung, as if the song just sprouted from his own being and he is actually FEELING what he is singing. It gives an exhilarating feeling to listen him skimming thru the lyrics in great pleasure, giving my feet a small pair of wings and taking me up and up as I go from the beginning to the end of the song.


And inevitably when the song ends, I stopped all that I am doing only to scramble for the back button on my Windows Media Player - once again to be enthralled.


Masakali ... Masakali .....

Comments

Anonymous said…
True!

I was trying google for the meaning of masakali and got you blog as hit..

I must say blogger inside you is still alive.

nice read
1:26 AM
My Thoughts said…
Nice to see a post again...kept coming here regularly to check if anything's up...and I guess mostly to see if any new photos of Maya are up :)
5:11 AM
Pavithra Vijay said…
Dear Vidya,

Must say that your blog was too useful when I was searching for manga koottan. For gals like me who were out of touch/ignoring to make/like only tasting Palakad Iyer dishes, your blog is of immense help.

Thanks a lot.

Best Wishes,
Pavithra Vijay
7:52 PM
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