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The Fireman's Last Call He heard the first alarms And he responded to the call Just like any other day He was prepared to give his all In disbelief he saw the fire Raining from the sky He prayed, dear Lord, how will we fight A fire up so high? He rushed into the building There were lives he hoped to save He knew he had a job to do The bravest of the brave He climbed the darkened stairway Rising further from the ground Saying, "This way... come down this way..." He helped guide them safely down While most people hurried downward He continued his accent........ And he accended into Heaven... Knowing not why he was sent here is what the antithesis of : Firemen stopped by police Saudi Arabia's religious police "mutaween" stopped schoolgirls from leaving a blazing building because they were not wearing correct Islamic dress. About 800 pupils were inside the school in the holy city of Mecca when the tragedy occurred. 15 girls died in the blaze and more than 50...

From the gorge of misery and despair To the pinnale of ecstasy Dried rivulets of tears To the misty, mischevious smiles Amidst all that remains enigmatic Is steady and resolute will That fails to succumb to south Or refuse to soar heady north I want to let go trapped in me Break the shackles of conundrum But I have no heart to overcome The dominent will refuse to budge

Kamal Hasan was candid in confessing that being an artiste himself, his first reaction towards any fellow creative artist is of envy. However, he was generous with this fellow contemporary artist who is hugely successful, talented and very much in his domain. This is just not true with Kamal Hasan but across music aficionado’s all over globe who adore him not just for his rich voice but also for his modesty, simplicity. This man S P Balsubramanyam, popularly known as Balu. His fans call him Simply Profilic Balu; I would prefer to call him Simple Person Balu. In 1992, at Lata Mangeshkar’s live concert in Muscat, he was exuberant in lavishing praise on precocious talents of A. R. Rahman while introducing song from Roza (tamil). Roza was not yet released then in Hindi and not many knew much about Rahman. Despite Balu riding on the crest of popularity of ‘Maine Pyar Kiya”, He was symbol of humility on stage. The other instance was at Dakshin restaurant at Park Sheraton in Chennai. This pla...