CONTEXT: The system of Guru-Shishya prampara that prevails in the Indian music system is said to beset with patriarchy, inequality, power imbalance and dehumanization and thus needs reforms.
Issues with Guru-Shishya Parampara:
Benefits of Guru-Shishya Parampara:
Way Ahead:
Conclusion: As Kalidasa said about poetry: “Not all poems are good because they are old. All poems are not bad because they are new. Good and wise people examine both and decide whether a poem is good or bad. Only a fool will be blindly led by what others say.”