| Title | A Lot of Dirt |
|---|---|
| Contributor | T.M. Krishna (author) |
| Subha Mukherji (author) | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.53288/0417.1.31 |
| Landing page | https://punctumbooks.com/titles/crossings-migrant-knowledges-migrant-forms/ |
| License | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ |
| Copyright | T.M. Krishna, Subha Mukherji |
| Publisher | punctum books |
| Published on | 2025-10-03 |
| Page range | pp. 417–431 |
| Print length | 15 pages |
| Language | English (Original) |
T.M. Krishna is one of the preeminent vocalists in the rigorous Karnatic tradition of India’s classical music. As a public intellectual, Krishna speaks and writes about issues affecting the human condition and about cultural matters. His book Sebastian and Sons (Context, 2020) received the Tata Lit Live Award for the Best Non-Fiction book. His musical productions and collaborations include the Chennai Poromboke Paadal with environmentalist Nityanand Jayaraman; performances with the Jogappas, transgender musicians; and co-conceptualizing and performing Karnatik Kattaikuttu. In 2016 Krishna received the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award in recognition of “his forceful commitment as artist and advocate to art’s power to heal India’s deep social divisions.” In 2017 he received the Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration, and in 2019 he received the Swathi Sangeetha Puraskaram, the highest honor for musicians, instituted by the Kerala State Government.
Subha Mukherji is Professor of Early Modern Literature and Culture at the University of Cambridge. Her research interests and publications range across Renaissance English literature, early modern law and drama, form and faith, literary epistemologies, migration, and contemporary Indian art.