Writer Shaji is one of the foremost writers on popular music in India with an astounding feel and understanding of music in its every form. His writings on music are from the perspective of a tasteful and interested listener. His articles are the attempts to connect music with the incidents and emotions of our lives. When he writes about a well-known composer, singer or musician, it opens so many unknown faces of their music and lives. His writings are well appreciated by the connoisseurs of music as well as ordinary music listeners.

He has written many articles in English and Malayalam on various topics like Environmental Issues, Humanism and Rational Thinking. But music remains his favorite topic and passion.

His articles in the series ‘Music Beyond Words’ were translated to Tamil by Jeyamohan

Jeyamohan

B. Jeyamohan or Jayamohan is a noted Tamil and Malayalam writer and literary critic from Nagercoil in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu....

 as ‘Sollil Adangaatha Isai'. Published in the prominent modern Tamil literary magazine Uyirmmai, this is one of the most popular columns in the recent Tamil serious literature. Famous Modern Tamil writer S. Ramakrishnan

S. Ramakrishnan

S. Ramakrishnan is a noted Tamil author and Tamil film dialogue writer. He was born in Mallankinaru, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. Ramakrishnan is noted for his column Thunai Ezhuthu in the magazine Ananda Vikatan. His short stories have been translated in German, French, Kannada, Hindi and...

 too has translated many of Shaji’s articles to Tamil

Tamil language

Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...

. The first set of his Tamil articles published as the book 'Sollil Adangaatha Isai’ (Music Beyond Words) and the second set as ‘Isaiyin Thanimai’(The Music of Solitude). These articles established Shaji as a well-known writer in the Modern Tamil writing.

Shaji was born and brought up in Kattappana

Kattappana

Kattappana ,a town nestling on the lap of the Sahyadri in Kerala, India is known as the spices capital of Kerala. It is the main commercial town in the high ranges of Idukki District and is situated 2660 feet above main sea level, in the High Ranges, the high altitude region of Kerala, India...

, Idukki District, Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

 near the Tamilnadu border. He has worked with leading Indian and International Music Companies in various capacities such as Artistes & Repertoire Manager, Recording Manager, Marketing Manager and Music Consultant for over twenty years.

He is working in advertising industry for many years now providing Creative Contributions, Storylines, Scripts, Jingle lyrics and Translations.

He is also the Trustee in South India for the Salil Chowdhury Foundation of Music, which is formed in the memory of Salil Chowdhury

Salil Chowdhury

Salil Chowdhury was an Indian music composer. He mainly composed for Bengali, Hindi, and Malayalam films. He was also a poet and a playwright. He is affectionately called Salilda by all his admirers....

, one of the greatest Indian composers of popular music ever.

Shaji lives in Chennai

Chennai

Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

,South India.

List of books

• Music Beyond Words
• Sollil Adangaatha Isai
• The Music of Solitude
• Isaiyin Thanimai

External links

• shaaji.com
• http://shajiwriter.blogspot.com/
• http://www.musicshaji.blogspot.com/
• http://shajichen.blogspot.com/
• http://www.uyirmmai.com/Pathivugal.aspx
• http://www.musicquencher.com/blog/a-reply-to-shaajis-article-about-ilayaraja/
• http://musicshaji.blogspot.com/2009/04/blog-post.html
• http://shajiwriter.blogspot.com/2010/09/discussion-meeting-on-my-book.html