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Post-colonization, Indian History, Biopolitics, Politics, Gender, Sex History, Anthropology
A Southern Music: The Karnatak Story
Author
T.M. Krishna
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Genre
Anthropology, Casteism, History, Gender, Sexuality, Music
Theme
The book delineates the story of Carnatic music starting from its origins to its influence on socio-political structures of the society. It also deals with the subject of gender, caste and class issues in the Carnatic music fraternity in South India in general and Madras specifically.
Gist
T.M. Krishna begins his sweeping exploration of the tradition of Carnatic music with a fundamental question: what is music? Taking nothing for granted and addressing readers from across the spectrum - musicians, musicologists as well as laypeople - Krishna provides a path-breaking overview of south Indian classical music.
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