Finest Posts - November 2008 Winner!

Dear friends,

rahen naa rahen ham, mahekaa karenge
ban ke kalii, ban ke sabaa, baage vafaa mein
rahen naa rahen ham …

This evergreen classic sung by Lata Mangeshar from the movie Mamta perfectly describes our winner for this month.

Approximate English translation of the song is –

Whether we are alive or not, the fragrance will spread;
Like a flower bud, like the wind; in the garden of trust and faith;
Whether we are alive or not..

I am sure you have guessed the winner by now –

It is undoubtedly Oviya for her masterpiece – Fragrance.


Click here to see the prize won by this masterpiece!

With her beautiful and poignant story about an elegant and graceful lady, Oviya engulfed us with the refreshing and pure aroma that this great soul personified. Oviya, as we all know, is enviously skilled at the art of writing. But in this post, the limelight was stolen by the central character and her marvelous persona. The central character was so inspirational that I know for a fact that we have all derived some sort of ethereal strength and power from her life.

It is not every day that we come across people like this lady. And when we do come across someone like her, they leave an indelible positive mark on our life and transform our life forever. Just knowing this remarkable lady through Oviya’s writing has left a mark on my life!

To me, Oviya’s Fragrance was a testimony to the fact that no matter what our walk of life and no matter what life hands us out, we all have been blessed with our own unique fragrance that we must recognize and spread around us to make this place more beautiful to live in and our interactions more sweet.

Oviya, you have the perfect blend of sensitive and touching-the-heart kind of writing. Your writing conveys complicated emotions in just the right words without any exaggeration. To me, that is the most endearing part about reading anything that you write.

Keep it up buddy and look forward to many many more from you.

Celebrate the richly deserved win Oviya!

Lotsa luv,
Kamla and SS

Oviya,

Congrats on winning this FP. The fragnance is still sweet.


SS yaar,

you have put a crown on the celebrations with the song...

Dearest Oviya,
Congrats Buddy!!!!
Well done!

Dear SS,
Your announcing the FP winner Post itself is simply superb that it can qualify for an FP!

Dear Oviya,

The oviyam (portrait/painting) you presented us through your Fragrance has left an indelible mark in all our hearts.

It is no surprise that this is a winner for the lady in your Fragrance is a sure winner in spite of what society did to her. She maintained her dignity and her high values even if it was relevant only to her....and to some very few and rare individuals like you!

I am really glad that you let her stroll and stay in our midst forever through this recognition in FP, about which you had your misgivings.

Stay assured Oviya, for it is a true tribute which was meant to be.

Congratulations here seem redundant!



L, Kamla

Dear SS,

What a pleasant announcement!

Your song only helps to further the pleasant fragrance of an already lovely scented winning post of Oviya.

Nice, I have an earworm and the song keeps going on and on in my mind, thanks to you. A nice accompaniment for the day:)

L, Kamla

Dear Ms Picturesque,
You have now become a "fragrant picture"!! I am very happy for you!!
All the talent in you, which you had suppressed in the past, is coming to the fore!
Great going!!
Love,
Chithra.

Dearest Oviyum,

Congratulations !

I knew you would take the crown this time. Fragrance was a heart rending piece.

Kudos dear.... keep coming more.

Oviya
Congratulations. You richly deserve to win this great award and your writing was indeed par excellence. Waiting to read more and more from you.

My dear dear Oviya,
I am so happy for you.Your post 'Fragrance'richly deserves the Finest Post award.Looking forward to many more such excellent pieces of writings from you.
love
mithumma