T.M. Krishna: Standing Ovation for the Sangita Kalanidhi’s Concert a Turning Point in Carnatic Music History
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T.M. Krishna: Standing Ovation for the Sangita Kalanidhi’s Concert a Turning Point in Carnatic Music History

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 28, 2024 19:52 IST - 8 MINS READ When T.M. Krishna received a standing ovation from an overflowing audience at the Music Academy on a bright Christmas morning this year, it marked a momentous point in his musical journey and, indeed, in the history of Carnatic music and the cultural history of South India. Here was a venerable institution, established nearly a century ago to uphold values in Carnatic music, announcing its coveted award to the “enfant terrible” of that world with the cream of the Carnatic audience cheering and congratulating him at his concert leading up to the conferment of the award. In the second historical reference and homage, Krishna sang “Pankaja Lochana”, the Swathi Tirunal composition in ragam Kalyani, a song one associates with Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, Krishna’s guru. Krishna rendered Dikshitar’s “Jambupathe”, a wondrous creation, in the majestic version of Sangita Sampradaya Pradarshini, with a sensitive accompaniment by RKS that moved me to tears.

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T.M. Krishna conferred Sangita Kalanidhi title
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T.M. Krishna conferred Sangita Kalanidhi title

The Hindu  

Renowned Carnatic musician T.M. Krishna was conferred the title of Sangita Kalanidhi 2024 by Professor David Shulman, Chair, Renee Lang Professor of Humanistic Studies, and former professor of Indian Studies and Comparative Religion, Hebrew University, Jerusalem at the 98th conference and concerts — Sadas, the traditional oriental convocation — of The Music Academy in Chennai on Wednesday. Speaking at the …

How Indian classical music got divided into Hindustani and Carnatic
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How Indian classical music got divided into Hindustani and Carnatic

The Hindu  

Day 5 of the Academic Sessions at The Music Academy featured an interesting panel discussion with Pantula Rama, Subhashini Parthasarathy, and vidwan M.A. The session opened with Pantula Rama exploring the evolution of Indian classical music and the eventual division into Carnatic and Hindustani traditions. Ramanathan’s research also highlighted differences in oscillatory techniques, with Carnatic music carrying a lot of …

I am the connecting link between two generations
3 weeks, 2 days ago

I am the connecting link between two generations

The Hindu  

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Reverberations from an unequal music
9 months ago

Reverberations from an unequal music

New Indian Express  

Much ink has already been spilt on the recent controversy around the conferring of the Sangita Kalanidhi award by the Madras Music Academy to T M Krishna. What is often overlooked in these discourses is that these values were put in place quite recently, over the course of the 20th century, when nationalism in its cultural iterations placed music and …

T.M. Krishna | The dissident vocalist
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T.M. Krishna | The dissident vocalist

The Hindu  

If two hypothetical roads diverged in the mature Carnatic woods, T.M. The idea of a Music Academy originally emerged as an offshoot of the All India Congress Session held in Madras in December 1927 as an institution that would set the standards for Carnatic music. It was here that Krishna, a prodigy who gave his first Carnatic concert at the …

The Carnatic wars
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The Carnatic wars

The Hindu  

Published : Mar 29, 2024 11:40 IST - 7 MINS READ The Sangita Kalanidhi is a coveted award given annually by The Music Academy, Chennai, to a Carnatic musician. This set off a string of protests in the Carnatic music community, with prominent musicians withdrawing from the year’s conference since it will be presided over by a person they accuse …

T.M. Krishna stir: The world of Carnatic music needs to open up further
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T.M. Krishna stir: The world of Carnatic music needs to open up further

Live Mint  

Krishna has been known as a disruptor for nearly a decade now, and this time, his decision to accept an award from the Madras Music Academy has both his supporters and detractors in a huff. While this debate animates a minuscule section of society, the Carnatic music ecosystem of Chennai could serve as an example to explain why inclusion is …

A dissonant chord in the world of Carnatic music
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A dissonant chord in the world of Carnatic music

The Hindu  

Krishna, the stormy petrel of Carnatic music, and this year’s winner of The Music Academy, Madras’s prestigious Sangita Kalanidhi award, is an ardent artiste and an avid activist. Vidwan N. Ravikiran, recipient of the Sangita Kalanidhi in 2017 announced that he would return the award as Mr. Krishna was ‘trying to polarise and destabilise Indian classical music’. In a letter …

Letters to The Hindu — March 23, 2024
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Letters to The Hindu — March 23, 2024

The Hindu  

Arrest The tactics of evasion adopted by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in side-stepping repeated summons by the Enforcement Directorate have boomeranged on him. B. Gurumurthy, Bengaluru Title, talent, responses The reactions by some well-known musicians in the field of Carnatic music to the title of Sangita Kalanidhi having been bestowed on fellow musician T.M. The President, The Music Academy, …

The controversy over Sangeetha Kalanidhi
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The controversy over Sangeetha Kalanidhi

Hindustan Times  

As I write this, a growing number of eminent musicians including and beginning with Ranjani-Gayatri, Trichur Brothers, Vishakha Hari, and Dushyanth Sridhar have withdrawn from performing in the Music Academy’s 2024 season. How did he carry people along when he decided to alter the way Carnatic music was performed pretty much forever — given that most musicians except Krishna have …

TM Krishna's Sangita Kalanidhi controversy explained: Why some Carnatic musicians are opposing his honour
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TM Krishna's Sangita Kalanidhi controversy explained: Why some Carnatic musicians are opposing his honour

Hindustan Times  

Carnatic musician Thodur Madabusi Krishna, or TM Krishna as he is popularly known, was awarded the Sangita Kalanidhi 2024 by the Music Academy, Chennai, on March 18. Now, a controversy has erupted over bestowing this award on TM Krishna, especially in the Carnatic circle, with well-known musicians condemning the Music Academy’s decision and pulling out from the December music season. …

Why TM Krishna winning Sangita Kalanidhi award has divided Carnatic music scene
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Why TM Krishna winning Sangita Kalanidhi award has divided Carnatic music scene

India Today  

Carnatic singer TM Krishna being conferred the Sangita Kalanidhi award by the Madras Music Academy has divided the music scene. On March 18, the Madras Music Academy announced that they are conferring TM Krishna with the Sangita Kalanidhi, the highest award in the Carnatic music scene. In a series of posts on X, Carnatic singer duo Ranjani-Gayatri accused TM Krishna …

12-hour Carnatic concert held in city for the first time
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12-hour Carnatic concert held in city for the first time

The Hindu  

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TM Krishna composes and renders social reformer Sree Narayana Guru's verses in a Carnatic concert
5 years, 2 months ago

TM Krishna composes and renders social reformer Sree Narayana Guru's verses in a Carnatic concert

The Hindu  

‘To set to music and render the words of Sree Narayana Guru is a blessing. Carnatic vocalist, author, activist and social commentator TM Krishna posted this on his Facebook page on November 2 after his path-breaking concert in Mumbai on November 1, wherein he performed an entire concert devoted to the poems of Sree Narayana Guru, the great saint and …

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