Through the last two millennia, Indian poets and philosophers have addressed existential questions surrounding the individuals role in society, dealing with inequity, discrimination and oppression. Their answers have ranged from a philosophical acceptance to outright call for revolution. Yet others didn't wait for a crisis to occur before calling for change, from the minor to a complete overhaul.

Vivartana presents the work of such social revolutionaries —poets, politicians, rulers and sants in a musical tour across time and territory, from Kerala to Kashmir. The program is anchored by performance of songs by Musician Chitra Srikrishna accompanied by Adamya Ramanand on the Mridangam and Vaibhav Ramani on the violin in multiple languages, interspersed with a narration to provide the audience both context and a thread of continuity.

This episode of BIC Talks is adapted from a live concert that took place in early June 2022 in the BIC premises.

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