Asha For Education

Lyrics
An original Asha tune has been composed by Asha volunteers from Chennai. The beat is youthful, reminiscent of AR Rahman's works, and the lyrics are fresh with innocence.
Composer & Singer
Manikanth Kadri, BA, 24 year old son of Kadri Gopalnath a noted Saxaphone player of Mangalore's Kadri village, has composed the tune using his keyboard. Feroz Khan, a 19 year old high school dropout, has written the lyrics.
 
Creative Director
John Vijay who has been creating the past Asha films has once again been the inspiring/creative force behind the music. One of the complaints from WAH2000 was that the music was borrowed from Ilayaraja's album "nothing but wind". An original tune was necessary for the future WAH films.
 
How it happened
Mani was working on his second album titled "Mere Samne" when John, the promoter of the album, asked him to compose a tune for Asha. Mani explains, "I was feeling dull that day. When I looked at the mirror, a smile dawned. And the tune was born". The tune was composed in 45 minutes. What is also very interesting to note is that John (Christian), Mani (Hindu) and Feroz (Muslim) have worked together to create this beautiful piece. At a time when communal riots are shaking the nation's faith, innocence flowing from this song soothes and boosts our spirit.

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