The idea of Satanic music can be traced to the era of the Crusades. In India, the Natya Shastra, compiled by the sage Bharata Muni sometime between 200 BCE and 200 CE, proposed that great music could cause in the listener a state of divine ecstasy, thus laying the foundation for a tradition of devotional music that endures. In China, Confucius and other thinkers divided music into forms, with some considered vernacular and less valued. (Isn’t it uncanny, how ideas echo through millennia?) He even wrote that the cultural influence of new music that became popular in Greece amid the Persian wars was to blame for the younger generation’s revolt against authority and social unrest in Athens. The “wrong” kind of music could be a gateway to moral corruption, Plato argued. Incidentally, the idea of music as a corrupting influence can be traced all the way back here. Plato argued that music was a great pedagogical tool, and was essential to the “correct” functioning of society. In its tendency towards symmetry and unity, he argued, it was not that different from math.Ī century later, Plato and then his disciple Aristotle would reject this idea of cosmic harmony, and argue that the true purposes of music was social, educational and personal. In Ancient Greece, the 6th-century BCE mathematician Pythagoras argued that music was a reflection of cosmic harmony. While the earliest purposes of music were likely propitiation and celebration, ideas of the place of music in the universe have varied widely. Like so much of music today, these ancient songs praise the Gods, invoke supernatural forces, deify those in power. The oldest surviving piece of recorded music is a hymn to the Mesopotamian goddess of fertility Nikkal, written in cuneiform on a clay tablet dating to about 1400 BCE.Īcross Ancient Egypt, India, China, Greece and Mesopotamia, songs that served important ceremonial functions survived in similar fashion, preserved on clay tablets, papyrus, and eventually paper. Reportedly, he will be seen playing Kamal Haasan character’s grandson.The earliest efforts to explain music’s power were tied up in overlapping ideas of religion and magic. He recently said that he considers himself blessed to have been even considered for the project in the first place. The Shankar directorial project marks Siddharth’s reunion with the filmmaker after almost two decades. He also has Kamal Haasan’s Indian 2 in the pipeline. It also stars Divyansha Kaushik and Yogi Babu among others. The film, directed by Karthik G Krish, stars Siddharth as the son of a local rowdy wanting to make money in life the easy way. Meanwhile, Siddharth’s Takkar releases in cinemas this week. Following his reply to Saina’s tweet, Siddharth quit Twitter and hasn’t returned so far on the platform. Last year, Siddharth was at the receiving end of backlash after responding to a tweet of badminton player Saina Nehwal on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s security breach in Punjab. I wasn't enjoying this suffering and there were filmmakers who had invested so many crores on me and I had to prioritise that." Siddharth deactivated his Twitter account in 2022 Whether standing in solidarity or getting into trouble, I was doing both. Then I said hold on, why am I the only one speaking? I can't be the only one rallying against the evils in the world, I'm not a superhero. Nobody ever asked them why they weren't speaking and why I was the only one speaking. But I didn't have any of my compatriots, or colleagues for company. As an actor, I have been doing it for all these years. He told India Today, "Activist is such a funny word but I have always spoken the truth as that is who I am. The actor said he is 'not a superhero' as he questioned celebrities for not speaking up 'against the evils in the world'. In a recent interview, Siddharth revealed the exact reason why he quit Twitter. See pics Siddharth is opening up about his decision to quite Twitter last year. Also read: Aditi Rao Hydari poses for pic with rumoured boyfriend Siddharth as they vacation together. Siddharth decided to leave Twitter in early 2022 after he found no support from fellow actors on the issues he spoke against. Actor Siddharth, who is gearing up for the release of his Tamil film Takkar, opened up about why he quit Twitter, on which he was active and had voiced his opinion on several issues.
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