TM Krishna’s MS Subbulakshmi Award Triggers Cultural Debate

TM Krishna, a prominent Carnatic musician, has recently been at the center of a significant controversy surrounding the Sangita Kalanidhi MS Subbulakshmi Award, which he was conferred during the Music Academy’s 98th Annual Conference and Concerts. The award, named after the legendary vocalist MS Subbulakshmi, has sparked legal disputes initiated by V. Shrinivasan, Subbulakshmi’s grandson,…

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Andhra Pradesh’s Waqf Board Dissolution: Efficiency or Political Motivation

On November 30, the NDA-allied Andhra Pradesh government led by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu dissolved the Andhra Pradesh Waqf Board, marking a significant administrative shift aimed at addressing ongoing legal and operational challenges concerning the controversial entity. The board, originally constituted by the previous YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) government, had been deemed non-functional since…

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Farmlands to Waqf lands

Recently, farmers in Karnataka’s districts like Vijayapura reported receiving notices claiming their ancestral lands as Waqf properties, leading to fears of eviction. The situation escalated as the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accused the Congress-led state government of “land jihad,” alleging that the Waqf Board was being used to unjustly seize land from farmers. In…

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Supreme Court turns Sadhguru’s Saviour

India has had convoluted experiences with godmen. They enjoy devotions of large swathes of people in hinterlands and cities alike. Some of the infamous ones have been convicted leading to some scepticism about them while others tend to be significant vote swayers. Somewhere along these categories lie ‘Sadhguru’ Jaggi Vasudev. The recent developments surrounding the…

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