T.M. Krishna
Carnatic vocalist, author of ‘A Southern Music:The Karnatik Story’, public speaker and writer on human choices, dilemmas and concerns
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T M Krishna writes: We no longer know how to respond to violence
T M Krishna writes: Our response often becomes an argumentative tug of war, as we seek victory on social media and during discussions among friends and family groups
Wed, Jul 20, 2022
What the pandemic has revealed about the arts in India
🔴 T M Krishna writes: It has highlighted the inadequacies of our cultural space, the lack of economic support for artists and the dangers of allowing social media to dictate art-making
Fri, Jan 07, 2022
Why we must recognise our multiple selves
🔴 T M Krishna writes: Our present struggle is not a confrontation between the vile Hindutva-vadi and the tolerant Hindu. Our situation is far more precarious because these two personas exist within each one of us
Mon, Dec 27, 2021
How should we remember Partition Horrors Remembrance Day?
T M Krishna writes: We must remember that harsh political and religious lines kill, that violence was committed by all communities and that people also showed great compassion during that terrible time.
Sat, Sep 04, 2021
Dear BJP members, why aren’t you asking the Centre difficult questions?
Are you more interested in safeguarding your leader’s image than saving lives?
Tue, May 11, 2021
Unless public spaces are freely available for demonstrations, we will remain a mute democracy
TM Krishna writes: Permission Raj looms over public spaces, right to protest. SC order on Shaheen Bagh fails to recognise this.
Fri, Oct 09, 2020
The guru-shishya structure is inherently prone to abuse. It needs to be demolished
T M Krishna writes: The guru-shishya relationship in Indian music is grounded not just in a power imbalance, but in a celebration of inequality, which makes it vulnerable to abuse, which is then romanticised.
Sat, Sep 19, 2020
The Rama I sing about comes to life in Tyagaraja’s kirtanas, which beseech you to seek the Rama within
Was there any dharma in flaunting the bhoomi puja, making a national spectacle of it, knowing full well that an entire section of the population, not just Muslims, was feeling excluded, deprived, in fact diminished?
Thu, Aug 13, 2020
Being left is about recognising and grappling with various kinds of marginalisation
Being left (and this comes in so many shades) includes recognising and grappling with issues of religion, caste, gender, political and economic marginalisation.
Wed, May 20, 2020
It is poetic irony that govt’s autocratic steps to quell dissent has produced the biggest awakening in recent history
At the core of the non-violent protests against the CAA, NRC and NPR is the message of peace and equality and an affirmation of solidarity with values enshrined in the Republic’s founding document.
Fri, Jan 10, 2020
The citizen as artist
Independence needs no introduction, explanatory notes or constitutional description, for we have all experienced its fullness. In moments of abandon, when we express, receive and share it without any external or inner censorship whatsoever, we rejoice in its sanctity. Yes! I have said sanctity, because there is something utterly precious, untainted in its embrace. Our […]
Tue, Aug 15, 2017
Myth and reality
Art and culture are going through a right-wing phase, though Hindu art forms have never been targeted in India.
Thu, Jun 09, 2016
Chennai must look beyond the flood relief spectacle
There seems to be one unwritten agreement among business houses. They are all part of corporate associations such as CII or FICCI, which are basically ‘unions’ they use as lobbying platforms.
Tue, Dec 29, 2015
Moving on in Chennai
The city must look beyond the flood relief spectacle and reinvent the idea of citizenship.
Tue, Dec 29, 2015
The city of unheard melodies
The greatest tragedy of urbanisation is what it has done to the idea of the village.
Mon, Jan 12, 2015