Oscar-winning music composer A.R. Rahman, who was in the news for his spirited responses to Union Home Minister Amit Shah\u2019s stand that Hindi should replace English as the link language between different linguistic groups, emphasised the importance of English at an event here on Thursday.
English, he said, is a global language and helps break barriers. He was speaking at the unveiling of the second season of Nexa Music, which identifies emerging talent in English music.
When asked if he would like to come up with a similar talent sourcing and identification series like Nexa Music in India\u2019s regional languages, the composer gave a categorical response. \u201cThe movie industry is doing great with music in Indian languages,\u201d said the man who has been hailed as the \u2018Mozart of Madras\u2019. \u201cThis initiative is focused on making our artistes global so that they can compete for Grammys and be on international platforms.\u201d
The world of music is \u201cout of ideas,\u201d the maestro said. \u201cThe rest of the world is waiting for India in terms of music,\u201d he added.
On an altogether different but heartfelt note, Rahman said that sometimes pressure extracts the best out of people. As he put it: \u201cIt\u2019s good to put people on the edge, it gives amazing results.\u201d
Earlier, during the language controversy, the composer had shared a post about \u2018Beloved Tamil\u2019 along with an illustration of \u2018Thamizhanangu\u2019 of \u2018Goddess Tamil\u2019, which is a word from the Tamil anthem penned by Manonmaniam Sundaram Pillai.
The anthem includes a line penned by Bharathidasan, a Tamil poet of the 20th century, in \u2018Thamilyakkam\u2019, an anthology of Tamil poetry. The line reads: \u201cBeloved Tamil is the root of our existence.\u201d (IANS)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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