Carnatic vocalist, author of ‘A Southern Music:The Karnatik Story’, public speaker and writer on human choices, dilemmas and concerns
May 07, 2023 17:49 IST
Mani made mrdangam playing an incredibly dynamic stand-alone presentation. This made him an aesthetic and professional thought leader
Tue, May 09, 2023September 23, 2022 19:58 IST
I remember him as the artist who graciously invited all of us to participate in Karnatik music’s aural euphoria
Sat, Sep 24, 2022July 20, 2022 04:15 IST
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, 2022January 07, 2022 04:00 IST
🔴 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, 2022December 27, 2021 03:00 IST
🔴 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, 2021September 03, 2021 04:00 IST
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, 2021May 11, 2021 01:04 IST
Are you more interested in safeguarding your leader’s image than saving lives?
Tue, May 11, 2021October 09, 2020 03:00 IST
TM Krishna writes: Permission Raj looms over public spaces, right to protest. SC order on Shaheen Bagh fails to recognise this.
Fri, Oct 09, 2020September 19, 2020 04:00 IST
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, 2020August 13, 2020 03:00 IST
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, 2020May 20, 2020 01:08 IST
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, 2020January 10, 2020 00:20 IST
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, 2020August 15, 2017 00:04 IST
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, 2017June 09, 2016 00:40 IST
Art and culture are going through a right-wing phase, though Hindu art forms have never been targeted in India.
Thu, Jun 09, 2016December 29, 2015 20:01 IST
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, 2015December 29, 2015 00:00 IST
The city must look beyond the flood relief spectacle and reinvent the idea of citizenship.
Tue, Dec 29, 2015January 12, 2015 00:00 IST
The greatest tragedy of urbanisation is what it has done to the idea of the village.
Mon, Jan 12, 2015