Carnatic music
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Book Review: Reshaping Art by T.M. Krishna
“Reshaping Art” is less about Art and more about eurocentric sociological demonization of Karnatik music. This demonization of the Karnatik tradition is an essential stepping ... Read More
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Carnatic music: Fighting the Hijack
Given the richness of that body of work, both lyrically as well as musically, why would anyone want to maim, fracture, and undermine the classical ... Read More
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Critiquing the theory of 19th century Nationalist revival of Carnatic Music
One thing that became clear to me through my own research on Bhakti is that devotion is not the same across religions. It appears similar ... Read More
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On the passing of the Ayyas
The current hatred will not be checked and will not abate until the Tamil Brahmin community is entirely obliterated. Read More