TM Krishna writes: Guru-shishya structure needs to be demolished

TM Krishna writes: Guru-shishya structure needs to be demolished

The guru-shishya structure is inherently prone to abuse. It needs to be demolished

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020 9:00:29 AM

T M Krishna writes: The guru-shishya relationship in Indian music is grounded not just in a power imbalance, but in a celebration of inequality, which makes it vulnerable to abuse, which is then romanticised.