An open letter – a clarion call
By Ramesh Narain Kurpad – Rafiaarenkay / rameshkurpad (gmail)
Rafi Sahab with his awards
Dear Rafi fans / bhakts from near and far away land – I have voiced myself vehemently in my own country through this beautiful dedicated Rafi website, but in vain – the Indian fans in India are meekly whispering “ alas Rafi Sahab cannot be conferred Bharat Ratna since he is no more and he cannot be given posthumously.” – says who?
Now this letter is being addressed to all international fans / bhakts who are not living in India they may be Indians – Pakistani’s – Bangladeshi’s – Afghani’s – from UAE – Saudi – America – Canada – UK – Europe – New Zealand – Australia – Germany – France anywhere.
All international Rafi fans / bhakts – if your nation has shown an inclination / love for Rafi Sahab and expressed that they wish to and love to honor Rafi Sahab with a civilian award – then please do so – the time has come.
The government of Pakistan has already expressed categorically that it wants to award Rafi Sahab with one of its prestigious awards – they should do so at the earliest as the time has come.
The Indian government has not even come as close to even ever mentioning Rafi Sahab’s name at any given time and hence the Bharat Ratna is far from happening.
Rafi Sahab is such a huge name – that – none can attach a tag like “ begging for an award “ – as he is above all awards available in the world.
I have always maintained that the Lord God – came to this earth in the form of a singing Rafi Sahab and hence the universe is left with a mass treasure trove of his songs.
One could float in balance and just keep drifting listening to his renditions whether it is love – pathos – separation – about the nature – about divine feelings – his songs leave a magical spell which keeps all moving things spell bound – simply lost in totality.
Ramesh Narain Kurpad
Irrespective of the song – you can imagine a smiling Rafi Sahab – his countenance radiating an everlasting joy never to fade away.
His songs evoke Godliness, friendliness, love, brotherhood, positive vibrations, even the ones who had drifted into a path of destruction and evil have come back to becoming normal nice humans – just by listening to Rafi Sahab songs – their minds eternally changed.
He is the true embodiment of love – passion – romance – poetry – ghazal – shayari – highest of musical traditions – divine singing.
None of his songs are easy to sing – the most difficult of compositions have been made to appear easy when it flows out of the lips of Rafi Sahab – mortals have tried and failed to achieve desired effect when they tried singing his songs.
Millions have failed to sing even the Alaap. Many aspire to sing his songs and they do so – simply because they are mesmerized by Rafi Sahab, his songs and his singing.
My dear international fans from far flung nations the world is blessed to have got a perfect human being like Rafi Sahab – the almighty came in the form of Rafi Sahab – sang – won over the hearts of billions of humans and set a benchmark so so high that none could do any better and none could match.
There never can be another Rafi Sahab. A sincere request to you all to lobby in your respective countries – Rafi Sahab for international awards.
This request is being made – as the union of India has deserted this great son of the soil.
Jai ho jai ho jai ho – Rafi Sahab
Tussi vakai great ho
Adaab Rafi
He is the true embodiment of love – passion – romance – poetry – ghazal – shayari – highest of musical traditions – divine singing.
ramesh narain kurpad
His songs evoke Godliness, friendliness, love, brotherhood, positive vibrations, even the ones who had drifted into a path of destruction and evil have come back to becoming normal nice humans – just by listening to Rafi Sahab songs – their minds eternally changed.
ramesh narain kurpad
mohd rafi is way above bharat ratna to me rafi is a holy man second to god im from israel and i worship rafi it is sad that the indian govt. don’t award rafi but he should be declared as holy
Mohammed rafi is above bharat ratna.He is better than all the bharat ratna winners.He already has God status followers of billion people.We dont know many of the bharat ratna winners contribution in india but Rafi saahab is known all over the world.bharat ratna award is biased .
Irrespective of the song – you can imagine a smiling Rafi Sahab – his countenance radiating an everlasting joy never to fade away.
ramesh narain kurpad
One could float in balance and just keep drifting listening to his renditions whether it is love – pathos – separation – about the nature – about divine feelings – his songs leave a magical spell which keeps all moving things spell bound – simply lost in totality.
ramesh narain kurpad
I have always maintained that the Lord God – came to this earth in the form of a singing Rafi Sahab and hence the universe is left with a mass treasure trove of his songs.
ramesh narain kurpad
Rafi Sahab is such a huge name – that – none can attach a tag like “ begging for an award “ – as he is above all awards available in the world.
ramesh narain kurpad
sudhir kumarji, – it applies to all who thus speak – ek tangh dil shahenshaah aur kar bhee kyaa sakta hai –
siwai kehney kaa – these things dont matter – each one on his own.
ramesh.
Shekhooooo! U have gone crazy over Anarkali! Hamara Hindustan koi tumhara dil nahin hai laundi jispar hukumat kare (Our Hindustan is not your heart which a nautch girl can rule over). That was Jodhabai BTW!!
I fail to understand why some Rafi fans are hell bent on crying hoarse for awards from time to time, especially when they know that awards are given on political considerations and push/ pull.
How many prime ministers, presidents, ministers can get such loyalties as shown by mr soofi a porter at a bus depot at alleppy kerala???
Mr soofi is a daily wage earner. He has kept his sons name as mohammad rafi. every year on july 31st at the bus stand he gives food free to people, play rafi songs and socialise with rafi fans.
how may people can get such affection… yes pls dont think that soofi is all alone. no. there are millions of soofis with other names doing many different acts – showering affection on rafi saab.
how many bharat ratnas can command such loyalties from common folks. please ponder.
and also think ‘what’ happened to all those himesh reshamiyas and co who said to young singers : if you follow old songs, khaane ke waande ho jaayega.
they are themselves trying out ‘new’ professions currently whereas golden era songs are shining brighter just as before.
bhakton/fans,
it has been the experience world over that when any movement/cause is found to be difficult or crooked in the eyes of the masses, the natural tendency is to try to express in such a way that the cuase in itself is not at all important or better still term it as silly or stupid.
then the person is left to feel that he is truly stupid and the point he/she is raising is all the more stupid. – so be it.
the next thing you see happening is – none had ever appreciated this cause but they also distinctly distance themselves from this cause.
this reminds me of the famous mughle azaam mega movie – in which – shehenshaah tells salim – forget anarkali and she will be banished from society. or face punsihment.
to which salim replies with those famous words – EK THANG DIL SHAHENSHAAH AUR KAR BHEE KYAA SAKTAA HAI.?????????.
only in this cause – in place of shahenshaah there are some rafi fans who proclaim such judgements.
rafi sahab, his divinity, his divine songs, his greatness will never change or alter. infact it is getting greater every living moment. his songs are the only thing which keeps all of us leading our lives so very well.
anyway – if the cause/movement is generally trampled by his very own fans – then nothing can be done.
the voice cannot be throttled. – hence if one cannot help the cause – one need not discourage too. as it is it is quite evident a lot many have distanced themselves right from the inception itself.
adaab rafi,
ramesh narain kurpad
Before Rafi Sahab’s colossal personality Bharat Ratna award looks miniature award. If it confer on the legend, then its SHOBHA (elegance) will be increased, even does not confer on Rafi Sahab, not even a grain of popularity going to decrease. The love and respect of trillion rafi lovers expressing every day and his lovely y songs entertaining millions of old and new generation every day. Moreover the diehard rafi fans are presenting their untiring tributes to the greatest legend in this website is more worth mentioning. Therefore I request the senior and young rafi fans to stop lamenting on Bharat Ratna and keep flying high Rafi Sahab name by some good discussions.
The Indian government has not even come as close to even ever mentioning Rafi Sahab’s name at any given time and hence the Bharat Ratna is far from happening.
rameshnarain kurpad
Post 85 -timely and good post Dr. Saheb ji, really sorry for what has happened in the technologically advanced country like japan, tales have been horrible there. I hope the japanese will come out early from the tragedy.
Let us sympathise towards our bretheren at Japan in these times, I was expecting at least some post in that line, rather than fighting over this bharat ratna issue, which currently serves no purpose. Much has been lost there, latest being collapse of nuclear power plant, sending raditation waves to long distance currently. May the japanese face the situation with courage. Let people remember some philosophical songs of rafi ji for finding solace in such times.
sudhir kumarji,
atleast you have something nice to say – you have likened me to a RSS member.
well i am a good hindu – believe in its phylosophy – sound – of sound mind – i could have been all that you say – but we are like two rungs of a railway track – never to meet.
hene why this egotrip – please dont scratch me and i shall not too – is the axiom.
let us all enjoy and drink the nectar of the singing avataar which is something like the ” akshaya paatra.”
god bless you sudhir kumar ji,
adaab rafi,
ramesh narain kurpad
Shriman Krupad ji- I admire your passion, indeed-bhakti. Your idol, is my idol too. Maybe, we worship him differently. Let me put it this way- i may be hindu and a follower of ram, but I may not want to fanatically chant- ‘mandir WAHIN banayenge’
have a nice day-listening to rafi sahab!
sudhir kumar ji,
thank you – using a – stick – with a soft padding – after all the ill treatment – rafi sahab – got from all kinds of humans – the fans are prepared to hear any thing – it does not matter – i am frankly – faintly amused – i know a lot of people who have read this article – the day it got published – they do not agree too – i know that – they have not bothered to comment – cause they do not wish to hurt ” the writer ” in me.
i have read the article on ” film fare awards and its history ” – fantastic – so nicely written – there is nothing controversial in it.
my article is controversial in its very nature – hence the rebuke.
instead of disallowing your comment – i have humbly replied it.
learn to be kind to human beings – they are just like you – with flesh and blood.
take it as my rebuttal – i shall continue use my free will to opine about rafi sahab with due respects to my singing avataar.
all my articles are an ” ode ” to rafi sahab and never an insult as it has popped up in wisdom.
these words have been stated purely defending my avataar and not myself as i and all humans are just reflections of gods love and are made of dust and shall go back to it.
may god bless you mr.sudhir kumar.!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ramesh narain kurpad
the proud author of
an open letter – a clarion call
With due respect to the author of this article and other impassioned Rafi fans, in my opinion the whole idea of demanding any award for the greatest legend is an insult to his stature and memory. He was and will always remain a ‘Jewel’ beyond comparision. If only chest beating and feverent rhetoric could swing all the machinations that go into all such awards, this revisionist agenda would be fulfilled. Instead of running after awards it would be a much better and fitting tribute to Rafi Sahab if his music is popularized further in the current generation and those to come. The clamour for hooking this award by any weird tactics is equally lamentable.
post – 79, alibhai,
Quote :
I think mohd rafi fans should go to see cricket world cup and write on T shirts that give Bharat ratna to mohd rafi…or say be honest when u giving Bharat ratna awards….
Unquote..
what a novel idea – i truly appreciate your very thought – it has a lot punch and power.
there should be a poster showing a question – ” sachin would you like to receive the bharat ratna – before mohammed rafi ????? ”
probably this would open the eyes of the govt and they may feel ashamed of themselves for the blunder they have created so far and going to create while considering sachin.
also – if sachin sees this poster – he wil surely support and suggest that rafi sahab is a far greater icon than him and that it would be only just for awarding the bharat ratna to rafi sahab and that he is too young to receive such an award.
if you see the history – all recepients are old and senior citizens or senior foreign dignitaries.
alibhai – you should head such a move and tell all your friends to wear t shirts or carry posters of rafi sahab and the award.
ramesh narain kurpad
Sachin tendulkar is great name in cricket world but he as been paid what he done and doing,there also many other sports names why they are not in the list of Bharat ratna award, mohd rafi got the best award from the god still he is on the top,
I think mohd rafi fans should go to see cricket world cup and write on T shirts that give Bharat ratna to mohd rafi…or say be honest when u giving Bharat ratna awards….
76- Mr. Ali
Fair enough.
I only mentioned about kishore kumar’s “popularity and fan following” while discussing the votes and nothing beyond that. Yes, I agree, there are “greater incomparable ” talents in indian playback singing / indian music world.
Ramesh ji – 77 , A honest post , I firmly believe and almost all the facts you have stated have to be agreed with.
post no.69 to 76 – what relevance it has to the article ” open letter – a clarion call ” – zero.
please work for rafi sahab’s popularity abroad and ensure he gets maximum awards abroad as our nation will soon be confering the award on tendulkar.
if we win world cup – it will happen – if tendulkar retires – it will happen – rafi sahab – he will never be given – bharat ratna.
anybody – who gives you information that – strong rumours that rafi sahab is being consdered etc etc. – is – reliable ” lies “.
concocted story to be more precise. i simply get upset in a spiritual angle – as to why do people tell lies that – rafi sahab is going to be give the bharat ratna etc. stop announcing wrong news – just before 26 jan 2011 – we were all misled to believe that –
rafi sahab is sure to be confered with – bharat ratna.
pathetic !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
other nations are likely to be more truthful.
adaab rafi,
ramesh narain kurpad
Sir Chandrasekhar,yes my English is not so good or you can say so bad, yes mohd rafi got award before 1968 but in 1968 there were no other singers name for best song of the year because all songs were mohd rafi songs for best songs of the year. I don’t know about music to say anything about kishore da but what said by people who know about music about singers mohd rafi and lata ji but I don’t think kishore will be from best 10 in music world because still there are many big names in Indian music world and I only know about bollywood music,for me will be like this 1 mohd rafi 2 SJ 3 Naushad Ali 4 Anil biswas 5 madan mohan 6 sd burman 7 lata ji 8 Ravi 9 lp 10 LP……
Ali ji – post 73
Sorry, I had to take some some time to understand your language.
“give one big name who said the same to other than mohd rafi…..”
Who disputed that ? Abhishek ji has not mentioned anything against that. And I also agree whatever you have said is correct in the “hindi film world” – rafi is definitely the top man – no doubt about that.
“mohd rafi is the first and only male singer he got best play back singer in 1968 alone” – again agreed, this is correct in “hindi film world” – but with some correction, rafi got best singer award before 1968 also – so your point is not clear.
“do u think kishore be able to be 2nd as votes as we speak about music world?”
Kishore kumar ji has certainly got good popularity with large number of fans, in my experience. But rafi has got more attraction – that is where he becomes different.
If I ask Indians or Pakistans that which team is better in world in football off course ther be few answer that there country but that not mean they are best even never to the best, mohd rafi is only Indian loves by all over the world even people of Pakistan ,sorry for use word of only but that I feel,I asked many Pakistani friends about mohd rafi the answer were no one be compare with him….
Dear Abhishek, it not mean who are not getting vote are not good and also it is not mean who have got less votes are bad,jest be honest and give your vote from best person in music world,there are many who like Talat , mukesh ji, Manna da but when they gave there vote it not mean they should give it to them because they know who is the best, do u think kishore be able to be 2nd as votes as we speak about music world?
Mohd rafi is only singer about him said 1958 that any song going to sing by him it will going to be hit,mohd rafi is the first and only male singer he got best play back singer in 1968 alone,in 1977 the same song got two awards..people like opn said I am because mohd rafi,shammi ji said the same.give one big name who said the same to other than mohd rafi…..
Ali and Abhishek
That shows the popularity of rafi in the site, even going by the repetitive votes. I am quite happy as a rafi fan to note that.
As a ghantasala admirer, it is Good to see ghantasala at no. 5, top among southern singers, it is more nice to see that rafi, kishore kumar and ghantasala, occupy the first 5 positions – they were legends who passed away 3 decades back – this is what i consider more important rather than the number of votes. No current generation singer has got such popularity.
Abhishek – a point, no ghantasala fan, registered in his website, ever votes for him (you might be surprised to hear this) – in fact a message is displayed in that site asking members and fans not to vote for him – message is clear there – legends cannot be measured by votes.
Your point in last para is notable – the owner of that site is making money – a good business tactic adopted.
Ali
That does not matter much. Just can you tell me how many single votes (not repetitive by same person number of times) have been cast there. Lata and others belong to such category – genuine votes are being cast, SPB has only 71 votes – single votes and no repetition, similarly many others – Kishore kumar also belongs to such category. Going by the list, yes rafi is more popular, due to the reason stated above (in first line) agreed – manna has no votes, saigal has no votes – does that indicate they were not popular, Hemant kumar does not appear to have popularity there, old tamil singers are not to be seen there – like rafi fans managed to keep him at top, ghantasala fans have ensured that he remains top among all the southern singers at position 5. Do you know Mr. ali, if you cast one vote, some amount will be earned by the owner of that website – these fans are so charitable that they are making the owner of that website earn in millions at the cost of great artists.
it mean all in music world togather not able to match Mohd Rafi,some come and say Mohd rafi is not famous!!!!!????
Jest for Govt’t by Mohd Rafi fans at http://www.whopopular.com/India/Musicians
2nd Kishore only having 16% of votes as Mohd Rafi got., In 11th place Lata Ji the Bharat Ranta award holder only have 2.95% of votes as Mohd Rafi got.
There are 82 persons in the list most of them great names in the music world all togather got 86213 vote and only Mohd Rafi alone got 94879 it mean 81 singers plus music Directors
i am an ardent fan of rafi saab for the last 37 years
and still i am hearing his songs which are not yet
heard so far.i think he is not an ordinary human being.
sometimes i think that i am nobody even to comment
about him.
The Indian government has not even come as close to even ever mentioning Rafi Sahab’s name at any given time and hence the Bharat Ratna is far from happening.
ramesh narain kurpad
post 64 and post 65,
bhagchandaniji, thank you for sympathising with me and i appreciate that very highly. only true rafi fan will understand another rafi fan.
my address to both yourself and binuji too – tell if the govt is corrupt and stupid should we also behave like them.
they have totally neglected rafi sahab, we are doing no better – when we say rafi sahab is above all awards.
i too know that since last 50 years ( i am 62 now ) but that does not deter me – the way i view rafi sahab is different from others – for me rafi sahab could have been a singing avataar –
hence, my take is – INDIA – should honour that NAME when he was a mortal.
he is not craving for an award as an avataar – he has to be awarded as the playback singer mohammed rafi – who was too good in his chosen profession and above all the whole world knows INDIA because of his colossul songs.
when other nations start conferring their reputed awards to rafi sahab – INDIA will wake up with a great degree of shame and guilt.
I just want this divine singer – who is a guru of sorts – rafi sahab to shine like a jewel with a host highest civilain awards form many many countries in this world.
only then his role he did play on this earth will achieve ” moksh ” or salvation.
hence mortals like us cannot rest – when so musch is there to be proved.
anyway thanks for coming into this thread giving us your valuable opinions.
jai ho rafi sahab, adaab rafi,
ramesh narain kurpad
JKB …. Please note that Politics was Not that dirty during the sixties. it was not as much polluted as much as now.
Padmashree had some value then. today its given to helen the cabaret dancer who swerved her unclothed legs and more in most of her works.
the son of my favourite nawab ali pataudi and sharmila tagore also gets a padmashre. :mr saif ali khan was was seem publicly smoking and also caught in the act of poaching. he got an heart attack at an early age. i will not write more about my favourite cricketers son.
awards have been corrupted JKG today…. but mohd rafi did not want to dissappoint the govt of the day and hence accepted it very ‘reluctantly’.
one other singer was caught in tax people but when the favourable govt came, walked away with the bharat ratna.
need we say more about ratnas from the cowards and the corrupted politicians?
I remember years back when I had learnt about civilian awards in India (especially their hierarchy: Padma Shree, Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan and highest being Bharat Ratna), I read in newspapers that singer Hemant Kumar refused to accept the Padma Shree award as he thought he desrved minimum Padma Bhushan and he made no bones about expressing his mind on this. Some of my friends thought that it was unpolite of Hemant Kumar to refuse an official award. I was the one who thought that what Hemanta did was right. He had made a huge contribution in field of music. Then during those days only I learnt that earlier Rafi saab had also received Padma Shri (only). I was shocked to the core. What a gigantic non-sense!! Only Padma Shree!! What else have these singers (especially Rafi saab) to do to get these fully deserved awards? Considering the colossal contribution of Rafi saab, Bharat Ratna award should have been conferred to him during his life time only. If the government failed to do so, then at least it should have been done immediately after his death. But it has been more than 30 years and successive governments have failed to do this one basic duty.
Ramesh ji, I understand your pain in that respect because it is the pain of millions of Rafi fans. But look at the other side. Does a soul like Rafi saab need a ‘sarkari’ award? Rafi saab is much much above these awards. I do not any longer hope for it. And considering the ‘credential’ of some of the recipients of this award the matter does not bother me as much as it used to.
-J.K. Bhagchandani
The government of Pakistan has already expressed categorically that it wants to award Rafi Sahab with one of its prestigious awards – they should do so at the earliest as the time has come.
ramesh narain kurpad
jai ho jai ho jai ho – rafi sahab – tussi vakai grreat ho
adaab rafi,
rafi sahab – tussi vakai great ho. aur yah sacchhayee saraa vishva sweekartaa hai.
adaab rafi,
ramesh narain kurpad
post – 59, ZTEK SAHAB,
thank you very much – your post was so very endearing to me that i was just weeping as i read it.
somebody recently remarked amidst these scams – hamaarey deshmein
” gadhey government chalaathey hain “. i kept quiet as a person who exercises his franchisee whenever in station.
the indian govt are a bunch of idiots – expecting something like an award for rafi sahab – is like ” bhains key saamney beeeen bajaanaaaa ”
if the singing nightingale recognises rafi sahab as th best of all – why is she not voiciferously telling them to conferr him the coveted award – which she has spotlessly placed in her cupboard for so many years.
everybody is selfish to the core – people who gained all their legendary status greatly due to rafi sahab are all enjoying their lives and not all bothered about the great singing avataar who made them what they are.
kucchh nahee honeywalaa hai ztek sahab. atleast if people keep writing and requesting other country rafi fans – we may see awards flowing for our rafi sahab.
please keep writing in this thread in support of rafi sahab.
adaab rafi
ramesh narain kurpad
They say the reason is that “Rafi is no more” Rafi Saab’s legacy has made him so alive with us even after 30yrs gaining more fans all over the world. His voice and versitality has yet to be matched by anyone and still remains even today the ultimate king of singing and yet he was the humblest of human beings who thought of others first. He gave without thinking of anything in return.
He must have pleased the Almighty so much that the Almighty took him back sooner than we expected. How much do we ever think if only Rafi Saab could have lived longer!! After 30yrs I am still discovering rare gems to this day by this legend. How can Rafi Saab be no more when he is still alive in the pleasure of GOD’s kingdom! What more proof does one need to recognize Rafi Saab’s amazing legacy? So what is the Indian Government waiting for??
Even India’s Queen of singing, Lata ji recognizes Rafi Saab as the BEST OF ALL. Rafi Saab has given so much to the indian nation, his funeral procession reflected this so much with thousands on the streets on that heavy rainy day. I’m sure that day will come when we will hear this award has been given to our beloved Rafi Saab.
adaab rafi,
rafi sahab – tussi vakai great ho. aur yah sacchhayee saraa vishva sweekartaa hai.
adaab rafi,
ramesh narain kurpad
adaab rafi,
rafi sahab – tussi great ho
adaab rafi,
ramesh narain kurpad
adaab rafi,
rafi sahab – tussi great ho
adaab rafi,
ramesh narain kurpad
bhakton,
my post no.49 – was and is correct – i said come sunday 27th feb 2011, yet another article will be published – it has been – and the clarion call – in india – with indian rafi fans – is lost in oblivion – as i had expressed.
now my connection is only with international rafi fans – hailing/residing in foreign countries – my ” iltijaa ” – dilsey – is please work overtime to have our singing avataar – dearest rafi sahab – be conferred with your countries civilian award earliest.
my appeal to my pakistani rafi fans to kindly speed up the process of getting the award from your country being conferred. please let us know if you require any appeal letter from our side to support your efforts.
pakistani – rafi premiyon – jaago – uttho – aur action loh.
hum sab betaabee sey intezaar karr rahein hain.
adaab rafi
ramesh narain kurpad
Ramesh sir, post-49
27/2/11 ko doosra article jaroor aayega lekin aap ki aawaz nahi dabegi,Ye ham sab karodo RAFI PREMIYON ki aawaz hai ham ise dabne nahi denge.
Don’t be disappointment sir, we will try our best. Now i am trying to start this campaign in bollywood, among yesteryear stars & youngsters too. In this series i contacted with Sri Devanand ji, Shailendra singh ji, Jackie shroff ji,Sadhna sargam ji etc & trying to contact to many others too & requesting them to speak on this matter in media so that we can approach to our sleeping govt. but this is my personal request to all RAFIANS that they must write continue to govt. without taking rest till we not get our goal.
Link for the letters is-
http://www.mohdrafi.com/meri-awaaz-suno/letters-for-bharat-ratna-campaign.html
This year award slipped but we will do our efforts continuously.
“JAI RAFI SAHAB”
Rafi do
es not need any awards because he lives in our heart. Indian music is foreever doomed because there will never be another Rafi. God comes to this earth only once and that was Rafi.
dearest santoshbhai ( post no. – half century ),
thank you very much for your kind comment and positive advise. you know me very well and if you want to understand what i am trying to convey or what is the meaning of ” rafi sahab ” and ” acclaim ” – a practical example is try to read the last line in post – 46 mr.narayan. try to read and digest the underlying inner meaning in what is conveyed in that line.
i quote – ” We should try to pressurise govts to give award in his holy name
thats all “. unquote.
when such learned people – such stalwarts – one of the oldest rafi bhakts like mr. narayan padmanabhan could understand my ” vedanaa ” and thus remark – you can well understand the seriousness of what i am trying to convey.
in short – ” arthaath ”
RAFI SAHAB IS NO PUSHOVER IN HIS MORTAL AVATAAR AS SINGING GOD ”
HE SHOULD GET HIS DUE IN THE HUMAN FORM – HE WAS ALWAYS DIVINE.
THE MORTALS NEVER UNDERSTOOD THIS BASIC REALITY.
SOME PEOPLE MAY ITS MY LOVE FOR RAFI SAHAB – THEY ARE FREE TO OPINE.
i shall continue to tread my path – i find solace in keeping rafi sahab in front of me.
ramesh narain kurpad.
Dear Rameshji,
Your out pour is natural as we rafi bhakts can do nothing but voice our displeasure at the injustice harped out to the king.This year’s filmfare awards were a sham as the singer gets best singer female award for sheela ki jawani.What a state of affairs,.Why i am saying this is that in such a state of affairs do you expect the mastero to get his due.So let us not infuraite our selves , rather just remember rafi saab .Rafi saab did not expect anything in return for what he did.Similarly we should also now not expect anything and then become sad if we do not get it.I hope almighty will one day do justice to this cause.meanwhile ramesh ji whenever u r free do call me on 09374813604 as my other mobile has been lost.
waiting for ur call sir