The Academy award-winning composer took to Twitter and shared a heartfelt note, thanking the officials for the honour
Musician and composer A R Rahman has a street in Canada named after him. Rahman said he was humbled that Markham city in Canada had named a street after him. The Academy award-winning composer took to Twitter and shared a heartfelt note, thanking the officials for the honour.
“City of Markham honours AR Rahman by naming a street after him. I never imagined this ever in my life. I am very grateful to all of you, the Mayor of Markham, Canada (Frank Scarpitti) and counsellors, Indian Consulate General (Apoorva Srivastava) and the people of Canada.”
— A R Rahman
“I feel like this gives me immense responsibility to do much more and be inspiring; not to get tired and not to retire… yet. Even if I get tired I’ll remember that I have more things to do, more people to connect, more bridges to cross,” he said, according to an indianexpress report.
Rahman said his name meant “merciful”, a quality of God, and hoped it will bring peace and prosperity to Canada. The composer also thanked his countrymen and especially his creative collaborators for inspiring him to make music. “The name AR Rahman is not mine. It means merciful. The merciful is the quality of the common God we all have and one can only be the servant of merciful. So let that name bring peace, prosperity, happiness and health to all the people living in Canada. God bless you all.”
He went on to write: “I want to thank my brothers and sisters of India for all the love. All the creative people who worked with me, who gave me the inspiration to rise up and celebrate hundred years of cinema; with all the legends included. I am a very small drop in the ocean.”
Rahman, who has been composing music for films for three decades now, said the honour had made him feel responsible and instilled in him more strength to keep going and “not retire”.
“I feel like this gives me immense responsibility to do much more and be inspiring; not to get tired and not to retire… yet. Even if I get tired I’ll remember that I have more things to do, more people to connect, more bridges to cross,” he said, according to an Indian Express report.
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