Canadian City Names Street After AR Rahman, Composer Conveys Heartfelt Gratitude

Earlier this year, Oscar-winning music composer AR Rahman had a street named after him in Markham, Ontario, Canada, with the street sign reading 'Allah-Rakha Rahman st.' It appears that the street is now officially called 'AR Rahman.' The city of Markham honored the Indian music maestro by naming a street after him.

AR Rahman, overjoyed, made a statement thanking the people of the country. According to his remark, "I never imagined this ever in my life. I am very grateful to all of you, the Mayor of Markham, Canada (Frank Scarpitti) and counselors, the Indian Consulate General (Apoorva Srivastava), and the people of Canada. The name A.R. 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." "I want to thank my brothers and sisters 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," he added. "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 with, more bridges to cross," concluded AR Rahman.