About the Book: The Spirit of Enquiry: Notes of Dissent
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,