Keshav Desiraju on Indian Classical Music and the Legacy of M. S. Subbulakshmi
Ideas of India
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I Don't Believe It Was Her Decision
I don't believe she went through this thought process of saying that, look, this is a good place i'm in, and this is what i need to be doing. I suspect it was more than she was told that. This is sothasheam's sort of pygmalion moment. Rite like he is literally creating her and moulding her the way he wants. And there is an image that has been created, whether we knew we were creating it or not. Now there is no question of deviating from this image.
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