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A dissonant chord in the world of Carnatic music
Source- The Hindu
He has a huge fan base. He is gifted, charismatic and daring. He is an iconoclast but his music and his views have evolved and are shaped by eclectic interests and deep research. He is an author of books on classical music, art and the artisans of classical musical instruments and their loving devotion to their age-old craft and their discrimination, alienation, neglect and obscurity. He is a prolific writer, tireless speaker on art and contemporary issues, and an intrepid activist. His works have drawn critical acclaim as well as ire .
His music and his repertoire of actions always baffle you. He is an unbeliever who mesmerizes you when he sings devotional songs in temple festivals. He is an innovator and a disruptor who does not subvert . It is when he challenges and questions our cultural and social spaces in the realm of art and its orthodoxies. gender bias and caste-ism, its hypocrisies and its undercurrent of politics that are often exclusive, divisive and discriminatory and holds a mirror to us that we are offended.
He may be a non-conformist . He may at times be abrasive and arrogant. He may not draw universal praise but he sparks lively debate and enriches art by celebrating various genres.
This may have seemed sacrilegious to the orthodox. Mr. Krishna says music is universal. He is a serious student of the art, a purist when he sings the major ragas and compositions, and one who is constantly experimenting and transcending himself in every concert by seeking to explore new frontiers..
The most coveted Sangita Kalanidhi title conferred on him has stirred up a hornet's nest among musicians and music enthusiasts. In fact social media seems to be driving the polarization among musicians along abominable lines.
We will be smothering the creativity of future generations if, in the name of tradition, we cultivate a certain bigotry imprisoned by the habit of a past generation. True art is not a magnificent tomb brooding over the immemorial past. Music, like art, belongs to the procession of life, and is as different . a tree is from a seed. It is like the river, ever old and ever new. It has a wealth of inheritance. It must constantly evolve and burst forth with new blossoms and continually be nourished by the past.
Mr. Krishna may have erred in boycotting the Music Academy and the various sabh. during the December fest. held every year just as those who arc now withdrawing from the festival and returning their awards are likely to be making a similar mistake.
