T. M. Krishna

Thodur Madabusi Krishna is an Indian Carnatic vocalist, writer, activist, author and Ramon Magsaysay awardee. In the year 2016 he was awarded with the Ramon Magsaysay Award for "his forceful commitment as artist and advocate to art's power to heal India's deep social divisions, breaking barriers of caste and class to unleash what music has to offer not just for some but for all". As a vocalist, he has made numerous innovations in both the style and substance of his concerts, which has drawn controversy from some quarters. Krishna was conferred the Sangita Kalanidhi award for 2024 by the Madras Music Academy. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._M._K...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)