Suppress and Oppress and Depress. At One Stage they will Strike.
The story goes back to 1928, There was this unassuming Dinosaur-sized Gorilla in a Pacific Island, which an enthusiastic photographer caught on his camera and posted on his Facebook wall. When the picture got over a 100 likes in a matter of few minutes, the man knew this was no ordinary gorilla. He went back to the island to search for the same ape and when even after years of searching he couldn't find it, he decided he would make a film in the memory of that Gorilla.
King Kong, the film, created history. Everyone loved the movie and it became one of the most watched, remade (and spoofed) movies of all times. Last week, I was cleaning my cupboard when I found that original picture which that photographer guy posted on his fb wall. And I was astounded, mystified, stymied and stupified (and the like) at what I saw in front of my eyes
The story goes back to 1928, There was this unassuming Dinosaur-sized Gorilla in a Pacific Island, which an enthusiastic photographer caught on his camera and posted on his Facebook wall. When the picture got over a 100 likes in a matter of few minutes, the man knew this was no ordinary gorilla. He went back to the island to search for the same ape and when even after years of searching he couldn't find it, he decided he would make a film in the memory of that Gorilla.
King Kong, the film, created history. Everyone loved the movie and it became one of the most watched, remade (and spoofed) movies of all times. Last week, I was cleaning my cupboard when I found that original picture which that photographer guy posted on his fb wall. And I was astounded, mystified, stymied and stupified (and the like) at what I saw in front of my eyes
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| The Original photograph. |
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| A close replica of the original photograph. By the time this post goes online, children magazines in USA have already started carrying the two pictures with a question on top : "Spot Six differences between the two pictures" |
Yes, I know that Western travellers right since the time of that Columbus guy have time and again proved themselves to be a bunch of dung brained, shit headed, directionless gypsies who rarely go to their intended destination, like, for instance, finding themselves in Barbados when they were supposed to come to Delhi. But even by those standards, in colloquial terms, "this is simply too much". I mean from what angle does T.Rajender look like King Kong ??
T.Rajender is one of the big literary figures of our generation. And that, I believe, the English-speaking World doesn't know. I mean he is the biggest multi-tasking writer ever since Shakespeare. Much like Shakespeare, TR is a writer/speaker/actor/orator/singer/dancer/mouth-music-maker/several-other-things-which-I-dont-remember-right-now. To call him King Kong is, in S.M.Krishna terms, "preposterous".
T.Rajender has contributed more to English than probably Shakespeare himself. Shakespeare may have done a lot to make communication among humans a lot more easier, but thala T.Rajender's contribution to English and language in general is far more acomplished primarily because he taught us how to talk to non-Humans - to bears, to apes and to other animals. You didnt know ? Take a look.
In the above video, TR tells us something which Shakespeare never found out in his age, nor has anyone else till now. T.Rajender in 1 minute, spontaneously uncovered the mysteries that were plaguing the minds of Linguists and Language experts ever since the birth of language in this World. What is this but pure genius ??
However, T.Rajender's genius is not restricted to extending the boundaries of modern day language. He is also an accomplished musician and has composed for millions of songs in all languages (including trollish, goblin and one special song in parseltongue). Here's one of his more popular songs which another popular contemporary singer suruttified from him.
Contrary to poopular belief, Shakira didnt compose and sing this song. TR did it - live on television. Shakira became popular just cos she looks sexy. This song is currently under judicial investigation and Shakira has reportedly offered a big package to TR to withdraw all charges. It remains to be seen what happens.
This above video shows Voldemort dancing in the Parseltongue version of the Waka Waka song made by TR. Its called - This time for Azkaban.
This isn't it. Beyond this, T.Rajender is also an accomplished English orator and is famous for having given famous fiery speeches in the past. Now thats something even Shakespeare doesnt have to his credentials. Take a look at the following videos that will show how great Thala sounds when he speaks.
Yes. The most remarkable words in English's rich heritage - Suppress and Oppress and Depress. At one stage they will strike.
That's English for you !! Vintage TR !
I hope you are finally convinced why T.Rajender is one of the most under rated literary figures of our generation. His body of work is compelling and deserved nothing less than the Bharat Ratna, if not the Nobel Prize. But they want to give the Bharat Ratna to Sachin Tendulkar instead. Isn't that sad?
Credits to the original video makers.
Credits to Kiran Radhakrishnan for suggesting the "Shakespeare" :D
