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The spirit of enquiry : notes of dissent : selected writings of T.M. Krishna / foreword by Pratap Bhanu Mehta.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML338 .K75 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Krishna, T. M., author.
- Standardized Title:
- Works. Selections
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Music--India--History and criticism.
- Music.
- Music--Social aspects.
- India.
- Carnatic music--History and criticism.
- Carnatic music.
- Music--Social aspects--India.
- Equality--India.
- Equality.
- Dalits--India--Social conditions.
- Dalits.
- Social conditions.
- India--Politics and government.
- Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- xxiii, 319 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Gurugram, Haryana, India : Penguin/Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Random House, 2021.
- Summary:
- As a vocalist in the Karnatik tradition, T.M. Krishna eludes standard analyses. Uncommon in his rendition of music and original in his interpretation of it, Krishna is at once strong and subtle, manifestly traditional and stunningly innovative. He is searingly outspoken about issues affecting the human condition. His work is spread across the whole spectrum of music and culture, politics and the social sphere; he is at once philosophical, aesthetic and sociopolitical, and asks important questions about how art is made, performed and disseminated. Unabashedly given to rethinking classical paradigms, he addresses crucial issues of caste, class and gender with nuance and openness. For the first time, T.M. Krishna's key writings have been put together in this extraordinary collection. The Spirit of Enquiry: Dissent as an Art Form draws from his rich body of work, thematically divided into five key sections: art and artistes; the nation state; the theatre of secularism; savage inequalities; and in memoriam. Revised and expanded, and with marvellous new additional materials and powerful new introductions, this is a collection that reflects the critical and cultural engagement of one of our finest thinkers, public intellectuals and practitioners of art.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-311).
- ISBN:
- 9780670095803
- OCLC:
- 1261767420
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