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.
The lyrics begin with lines: ‘He was the one who told us to think/Our Elder Periyar’. The song then urges listeners to question caste discriminations, injustice and untouchability.
Almost all prominent social reformers and anti-caste leaders emerged in two geographical and administrative locations—Bombay and Madras presidencies—during British rule.
Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
Krishna is a sycophant of the DMK. The writer is scared to state this well known fact.
Already, bigoted Brahmin haters are spreading rumors that this page of yours has a virus. That alone should tell people something.