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At the dawn of Independence, members of the Constituent Assembly and the newly formed government debated the metaphors for a new nation—the national flag, anthem, emblem, motto, and Preamble. But how did we get from idea to symbol?
#TMKrishna set out on a journey of discovery to understand the processes that led to the representations that shape the abstraction that is India. Through meticulous research and persistent questioning, he explores the historical, cultural, and philosophical contexts of each symbol, revealing how they evolved to become powerful metaphors for a nation’s aspirations, struggles, and dreams for the future. An eloquent meditation on constitutionalism, the book is also, ultimately, a citizenly response to a nation in crisis.
TM Krishna
T.M. Krishna is a Carnatic vocalist and a Sangita Kalanidhi awardee. He is also a prominent public intellectual, writing and speaking on issues of structural inequality and culture. Krishna is the driving force behind the Chennai Kalai Theru Vizha and the Svanubhava initiative, and has been part of inspiring collaborations that bring together art forms from different ends of the social spectrum.
He is also involved in The Edict Project, an attempt to reimagine Ashoka’s edicts in musical form. Krishna is the award-winning author of A Southern Music: The Karnatik Story, Reshaping Art, and Sebastian and Sons: A Brief History of Mridangam Makers. In 2016, he received the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award.
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