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integrating culture &
development Anagha Natraj and Pranav Radee
With a one of its kind music season, thriving dance and art schools, ethnically diverse population and a hub of the colonial past, one cannot deny that Chennai is a culturally vibrant city. Having a rich heritage and the presence of various art forms, it would only be surprising if the people of the state did not use culture as a medium to propagate thoughts and ideas for the greater good of the society.
The origin of art can be traced back to the time of cave paintings when our ancestors used drawings to communicate with one another and also spread ideas to their successors. The perception of art can vary according to the viewer’s sensibilities; while a few may argue that it is a form of entertainment that helps them slip away from reality while a few others argue that art paves a path for improvement of human intellect to live a better life. The Urur Olcott Kuppam vizha (UOKV) is a music festival that aims to reclaim public spaces. The concept of taking marginalised arts to high art spaces and high arts to the marginalised places is something that is highly creative. UOKV’s philosophy is that every space is cultural and that no art belongs to only one space. The festival had various singers, musicians and dancers perform in public spaces like the Metro, beaches, MTC Bus and Central railway station. On Day 2 of UOKV 2018, an RO unit was installed at the Besant Nagar Bus Depot to provide bus drivers, conductors and other depot workers with clean drinking water. A beach clean-up was also organised and people spread awareness about environmental issues. This method of integrating cultural fests with community service makes people view developmental work as a celebration. Citizens do not feel burdened or compelled to volunteer, but view it as part of the festivities. This Vizha acts as an example of how we can protect these public spaces from the hands of corporates or the government as well as celebrating oneness and spreading awareness.
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Music is one of the art forms that have been greatly explored. It is universal in the sense that one doesn’t necessarily have to understand the lyrics to feel the emotions it’s trying to evoke in the listener. Like every other art form, music can also be used for different purposes, for entertainment, relaxation, spreading messages and even propagating political ideologies. The ability of music to act as political agency for an individual or a group is called ‘Political Music.’ ‘Casteless Collective’ was an event that was recently organised by Director P. Ranjith with the aim to promote individual underprivileged young Tamil musicians. In an interview to The News Minute, the Kabali director who has always been vocal about caste-discrimination said, “Art is political. I believe we can have a lot of conversations through art. That’s how I see cinema and that’s how I see music. If art is for the people, then it is
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political. Imagine the kind of impact we can create out of this art.” The Chennai Poromboke paadal, penned by Kaber Vasuki and featuring T.M. Krishna, is a music video which highlights the importance of common spaces and the responsibility of citizens to protect it. “The song helped make actual progress on the ground. As a means of communication, a music video is probably a more engaging medium than say, a news article,” says Kaber Vasuki, Founder of the band, “Kurangan,” and an independent musician and songwriter. “When society is changing, or part of society is changing, it is inevitable to have cultural products that address these changes and the consequences of it either directly or indirectly,” he adds.
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A.R. Rahman composed a 19 minute music piece called ‘The Flying Lotus’ about demonetization. “The flying lotus is an impression of the rise of India, the whole journey of India. I wanted to do something on what was going on in India during demonetisation and what will happen in the future. It’s open to interpretations,” Rahman told IANS in an interview. This is again an example of music and culture being used to propagate hopeful political ideas. The coexistence of cinema and politics in Tamil Nadu is more relevant now than ever with everyone curiously anticipating what the two big film-stars Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth have to offer to the citizens of the state. Tamil Nadu has always been an example of how cinema propagates ideas and awareness to the people and does more than just entertain them. Recent movies like Aruvi, Aramm, Taramani, Kaaka Muttai and Magalir Mattum, have used the art form to spread socially responsible ideas.
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Chennai has also been seeing an increase in the number of Stand-up comedians who in the past few years seem to underline political issues with their satire which not only makes the audience laugh but also subtly plants a seed of thought in their minds. ‘Alexander the comic’, a famous stand-up comedian in Chennai, uses this art form to talk about corrupt politicians and the unjust political system. We live in a time of vitiated social relations- religions, caste and class divide people. The possibility of using art to propagate ideas and bring down the human-made walls to unite people is of high necessity now more than ever
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