IPL 2009

I wanted to squeeze a post in here about the IPL influenza, but I see I couldnt have done it any better than my bud Sid, and it saves me from a comment on his blog too!
Visit: http://siddharthsv.blogspot.com/2009/04/ipl-2009-predictions.html
It is just as good as out of my mouth.

Musical Masterpieces #1: Pramadavanam Veendum

Song: Pramadavanam Veendum (Raagam: Jog)
Movie: His Highness Abdullah (Malayalam)
Singer: Dr. KJ Yesudas
Composer: Raveendran

Soulcore: I was stunned by the silence this song exuded. Listen to the lead violins kiss your soul everytime KJY goes "Pramadavanam Veendum" (First time: 0:55 secs onwards). Probably the best Malayalam song I have ever heard. I have discovered Raveendran for myself.

Thank You, Lord, for giving the World this man.

1. For a better reading experience, please wait until this video loads fully and then start reading with it playing in the background.

2. Must-read for Ilaiyaraaja fans. Other ordinary music lovers need not necessarily share my passionate discourse.

I begin with apprehension; this could be one of the most confusing writing rigours I have ever given myself, and could be an equally confusing read for you. But I see clarity in one thought / objective - I am not writing about music, I am not writing about Ilaiyaraaja; I am writing about my love for a man. Or about my devotion to a man.

This man. Ilaiyaraaja.

Just like God, Ilaiyaraaja has been one of the most significant constants in my life.

If I was in love with a girl, He was there teaching my heart to love. If I was fantasising about someone, He was there telling my mind to rove and indulge. If I was gloomy, and my every breath depressed; He broke into my mind and silenced my negativities. If I was feeling miserable, He clogged my throat, flushed my eyes, and helped me break down only to emerge like a pregnant woman after having delievered a still born, realising that she cant do anything about it, and she has to move on in life, with life. If I felt victorious, He helped me celebrate, if I felt dejected, He helped me see reason, fueled me to recover and inspired me to redeem; and if I was plain freaking bored, He helped me chill out!

*****

As I write this, Ilaiyaraaja could be making music in his studio (Prasad Studios, Vadapalani), located 15 minutes from my house. That place could definitely be the Mecca of Music for millions of Music lovers around the Globe - majority of them Tamil speakers and all of them, South Indians.

In reality, that place is not just the Mecca for music lovers. It is a womb. A sacred womb, where love was born for many people; and the most sepulchral of graveyards, where miseries ended for many. This is where I think we can define God. God is, the phenomenon, that makes us realise ourselves when any of World's forces, that swells our heart to unproportional sizes, crushes our senses mindlessly, also descends our conscience into thinking - "Waah! What pure Ecstasy." This force could be love, success, or just any random euphoria. The force is common for all, its more a cyclic force. But God differs. I love Ilaiyaraaja as much as I love my God - That God who whispered into my ears the secret of realising myself.

*****

And just like God, Ilaiyaraaja has been one of the most significant constants in my life.

Thank you, Lord, for giving me this man.

See Sensex at 100,000 in 15 yrs: Elliott Wave Int

Mark Galasiewski, Asian-Pacific Fin Forecast at Elliott Wave International, sees Sensex at 100,000 within 15 years based on technicals and current patterns. He is of the view that October 2008 lows have already been breached by most markets but India did not, which is very significant. "From the pattern perspective, there was only a three wave decline down to the October lows and most of the other major world markets made what we would call a fifth wave or final wave down in this leg of their bear markets, but India is special because it has only three waves down."

Q: You seem to be very bullish on India. Looking at the charts of Sensex, what is your target for the Sensex in medium-term as well as the long-term, because you have a 15 year target?
A: We are very bullish, in fact this is going to sound extraordinary to many people but this is all based on technicals and if the patterns we are observing are correct, the implication is Sensex 100,000 within 15 years.

Q: What is your view on the Asian markets in that context, you think Asian markets will also rally or is it going to be just a regional phenomenon with Indian markets outperforming?
A: Our forecast for India is based on the particular what we are calling the Indian Ocean Group, these are the markets from Pakistan, down to Indonesia, that are connected to the Indian ocean. This is very distinct from the rest of East Asia for example and very distinct from Europe and the US. Our services here in the Eliot Wave International are forecasting larger bear markets for the next few to several years in the US, Europe, Japan and even china. India and the subcontinent in particular is special.

Q: Do you think that the October lows that we hit for global markets will be breached by most markets or will those lows hold?
A: The October lows already have been. The fact that India did not, is very significant. From the pattern perspective, there was only a three wave decline down to the October lows and most of the other major world markets made what we would call a fifth wave or final wave down in this leg of their bear markets, but India is special because it has only three waves down.