T M Krishna

These quotes have been taken from the article titled “The Uselessness of Art” by TM Krishna. The article discusses how we situate art and artists in our society. epw.in/engage/gallery…

As part of the Sumanasa Grants project, Shehzor has worked with her band Inshallah Babes on the composition and recording of an experimental punk album of 11 tracks. The songs of this album take inspiration from Sufi poetry, queer and anti-caste literature, and revolutionary Lokgeet. Inshallah Babes will be presenting a selection of songs from their upcoming album at Arts Unfettered 2026. SHEHZOR, INSHALLAH BABES (experimental punk ) 13th April 2026, 7:30pm Asian College of Journalism All are welcome! @SumanasaFounda1

This was the best of the tour. The haunting Maanji is going to live in my ears for a long long time. Thank you @tmkrishna

The hat-trick concert. At home in Austin after the away concerts in Dallas and Houston. #SangitaKalanidhiCollective

Sharing my interview with Nimmi Raghunathan featured in India West. Click the link below to read: indiawest.com/never-done-it-… @indiawestnews

I knew Aravindan for over a decade. First, when he was with The Hindu (Tamil) and later when we worked very closely in the translation of three of my books. Aravindan was a rare human being, kind and deeply thoughtful. We spent hours together thinking together and debating many subjects. The conversation would begin with an idea in the book and then veer off more often than not to philosophical and existential questions. His attention to detail and his ability get to the most subtle understanding of anything and find the right word for its expression was remarkable. He did all this with a smile, never flaunting his own knowledge or vast reading. The last time we met, we just laughed about a few things! He did not entirely agree with my critique of the philosopher J Krishnamurti published in The India Forum and had said he would translate and publish it along with his own commentary. I was looking forward to that engagement. That is going to remain unfinished! It is very difficult to accept the fact that he is no more with us.

Pakshikoodu can be interpreted both as a bird nest or a bird cage. The imagery pulls on the strings of growing up with casteist trauma and generational trauma that is rooted in ancestral displacement, assimilation and exploitation. The oppression, truly, begins then, at home. Many new generations of DBA folk exist in tandem with upper caste realities. One occupies space in these environments being made fully aware of one’s difference from the rest. Growing up in a Brahmin neighbourhood, ostracised in conservative and upper caste schools and having become an adult who is exoticised/ fetishised within an urban ecosystem that is predominantly upper caste Hindu, has made me feel like an eternal outcast. Themes about isolation around this experience develop into my art in this work. This work emerges from the processing of generational trauma, woes of displacement and feelings of un-belonging. RINI ALPHONSA JOSEPH (visual art) 13th April 2026, 6:30 pm Asian College of Journalism All are welcome! @SumanasaFounda1

Sharing Ananya Vajpeyi's review of my latest book "We, The People of India: Decoding a Nation's Symbols" featured in @the_hindu. Click the link below to read. thehindu.com/books/review-o… @WestlandBooks

Another evening with @tmkrishna #SangitaKalanidhiCollective

Will be presenting a concert along with RK Shriramkumar and Thiruvarur Bhakthavatsalam organised by The Indian Classical Music Circle of Austin on Saturday, 4th April at 5 PM at Unity Church of the Hills, Austin, Texas. For more information, click the link here: qhttps://icmca.org/tmk-2026/

Unfolding - a free verse movement This movement with poetry unfolds the emotions of women born, raised, and living in a conflict zone. Language - Manipuri Performers - Khumanthem Nganthoileima, Vandana Wahengbam Choreography: Vandana Wahengbam Sound: Khumanthem Nganthoileima Concept & Direction: Nicky Chandam NICKY CHANDAM (Movement and Poetry - Theatre) 12 April 2026, 7:45 pm Asian College of Journalism All are welcome! @SumanasaFounda1

Sharing my conversation with @mandira_nayar featured in @thetribunechd about my latest book "We, The People of India: Decoding a Nation's Symbols". Click the link below for the full video. youtu.be/ASQf3CK4YLc?si… @WestlandBooks

'We, The People of India' is available in all major bookstores and on Amazon. Link here: amzn.in/d/aAgAnF5

Will be presenting 'The Kalanidhi Collective' concert along with RK Shriramkumar and Thiruvarur Bhakthavatsalam organised by the Classical Arts Society of Houston on Friday, 3rd April at 6:30 PM at Sri Meenakshi Temple, Houston, Texas. For more information, click the link below: classicalartshouston.org

This project tries to trace the fragile forests of Suri as they vanish under urban expansion and greenery decline. Through diaries, sketches, paintings, photographs and video, I record the atmosphere of change and the silence left behind. It is both a memory of what is disappearing and a visual call to honor what remains. ARINDAM MANNA (Visual Art, Photography) 12 April 2026, 6:45 pm Asian College of Journalism All are welcome! @SumanasaFounda1

हमारे विभिन्न राष्ट्रीय प्रतीक - राष्ट्रीय ध्वज, राष्ट्रगान-राष्ट्र गीत, राष्ट्रीय चिन्ह आदि कैसे चुने गए; एक-एक के चयन के पीछे कैसी बहसें-विचारधाराएँ, परिस्थितियाँ, व्यक्तित्व और परिप्रेक्ष्य सक्रिय रहे - इन बड़े सवालों पर एक प्रसिद्ध शास्त्रीय गायक और चिंतक-लेखक कैसे सर्वथा मौलिक ढंग से शोध और विचार करता है यह जानने के लिए इस ज़बर्दस्त रोचक बातचीत को सुनिए। लंबी है पर अतीव सार्थक है। साधुवाद टीएम कृष्णा। @tmkrishna ‘We, The People of India' Book Launch | Conversation with Manu Pillai at... youtu.be/EZOEg16oDWQ?si… via @YouTube

Here is the schedule for April 2026. For more details, visit my website link below: tmkrishna.com/apr-26

"Whether he is loved, eulogised, hated or decried, the fact that Ambedkar is a consciousness gives us the strength that we are still a vibrant society. The moment he disappears from our midst we become truth-less," ✍️ @tmkrishna in this column from 2016. scroll.in/article/807171/

SEETHALAKSHMI at Art Unfettered 2026! 12th April, 2026, 5:30pm Asian College of Journalism All are welcome! @SumanasaFounda1