Krishna has slandered an entire community in the name of freedom of speech. But Brahmin musicians numerically dominate the field due to a complex mix of socio-economic factors, not casteism.
Madras Music Academy conferring Sangita Kalanidhi on T.M. Krishna has raised a storm in Carnatic music circles. He had boycotted academy over 'Brahmanism' & 'corruption' in 2015.
Sisters condemn letter from Music Academy chief N. Murali about their decision to withdraw from its conference, accuse him of trying to 'build a narrative and cast aspersions' on them.
Six musicians & vocalists have pulled out of The Music Academy, Madras’s annual music festival after it announced that TM Krishna would be honoured with the Sangita Kalanidhi.
TM Krishna being conferred with Sangita Kalanidhi title has led Carnatic musicians to boycott the academy's annual conference. Hurt Brahmin sentiments are now playing the victim card.
M.S. Gopalakrishnan, popularly known as MSG, was part of the holy trinity of violinists who played Carnatic music and was also well-versed in Hindustani Classical music.
As Kalakshetra Foundation, chaired by ex-CEC Gopalaswami, cancels permission, vocalist T.M. Krishna's book on mrdangam makers will be launched at Asian College of Journalism.
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The Dalit activist and author Shalin Maria Lawrence uses eliminationist rhetoric of the DMK and DK – using 3% as a code for Brahmins. She is also indignant, like the DMK xenophobes, that Telugu songs are performed. Readers need this context to understand the language being used.
Learning and mastering carnatic music requires co considerable time evotion and little wealth. Practice makes the person perfect. Previously it was guru shysia traditon Nowa days govt musical colleges, University degrees, ph.d s which can be secured by any music interested person… So this kind of anti Brahmin bashing is totally unwarranted…. There are thousands of Brahmins family. Which had no access to any type of arts like others. Only people living in towns upwards had the access. This Sadhir turned into respectable sentences is simply meaning less. It was undeniably fact that Brahmins nourished the arts and culture and Isai vellars contributed marvellously… This proving art has no caste barrier. Hence I expect to stop spreading this canard. Carnatic music soul is Bhakthi, devotion to God…. Both are inseparable… Unwittingly TMK too indulged and proved it by rendering in mosque and Christian stage. TMK is such a pathetic soul and he is turned a person of negativity.
The Dalit activist and author Shalin Maria Lawrence uses eliminationist rhetoric of the DMK and DK – using 3% as a code for Brahmins. She is also indignant, like the DMK xenophobes, that Telugu songs are performed. Readers need this context to understand the language being used.
Learning and mastering carnatic music requires co considerable time evotion and little wealth. Practice makes the person perfect. Previously it was guru shysia traditon Nowa days govt musical colleges, University degrees, ph.d s which can be secured by any music interested person… So this kind of anti Brahmin bashing is totally unwarranted…. There are thousands of Brahmins family. Which had no access to any type of arts like others. Only people living in towns upwards had the access. This Sadhir turned into respectable sentences is simply meaning less. It was undeniably fact that Brahmins nourished the arts and culture and Isai vellars contributed marvellously… This proving art has no caste barrier. Hence I expect to stop spreading this canard. Carnatic music soul is Bhakthi, devotion to God…. Both are inseparable… Unwittingly TMK too indulged and proved it by rendering in mosque and Christian stage. TMK is such a pathetic soul and he is turned a person of negativity.