The reason why the audience turned up that day was to ensure that an artist’s voice is heard and discussed, and not silenced by vicious trolling.
In choosing to sing of all gods with passion, Krishna has evoked an age-old Indian tradition. He’s also left his critics fuming, which is a wonderful note to strike.
Singers like TM Krishna, Srinivas and Nithyashree are facing flak from right-wing Hindu groups for singing Christian hymns in Carnatic styles. Some reject boundaries on their music though.
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Musician TM Krishna says artists need to immerse themselves in diverse cultures and art forms.
One seeks transformation in the world of music, the other justice in the world of caste.
'Democracy demands that society's wealth, physical and cultural, be shared with openness, respect and love.'
Yeh kya double standard hai?
Perhaps a first in the context of the arts in Chennai, the festival unleashed a brand new possibility in the space of festivals and their curation.
The overall atmosphere is so commodified that listening has more or less vanished.
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