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'''Krishna McKenzie''' is a British singer, songwriter, [[agriculturalist]], [[celebrity chef]], public speaker, and television presenter who is known for his social media accounts in which he speaks about the importance of organic farming, [[permaculture]], and [[Tamil cuisine|Tamil cooking]]. Fluent in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], he lives in [[Auroville]], [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], India, where he owns a [[farm-to-table]] café known as Solitude Farm.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/food/where-the-wild-things-grow/article29841892.ece | title=How Englishman-turned-Aurovillian Krishna Mckenzie leads a local food revolution at Auroville's Solitude Farm | work=The Hindu | date=31 October 2019 | last1=Muthalaly | first1=Shonali }}</ref><br />
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He made his television debut as a reality cooking show judge in ''[[Samayal Express]]'', which airs on [[Zee Tamil]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/tamil-television-channels-add-new-content-to-sunday-watch-list/article68719350.ece | title=Tamil television channels add new content to Sunday watch list | work=The Hindu | date=6 October 2024 | last1=Lakshmi | first1=K. }}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Krishna McKenzie was born in the United Kingdom, where he studied at [[Jiddu Krishnamurti]]'s [[Krishnamurti foundations|school]] in [[Brockwood Park]], Hampshire. Inspired by the school's teachings, Mackenzie moved from the United Kingdom to [[Auroville]], Tamil Nadu, India in 1993. While living in Auroville, he quickly learned Tamil and imbibed in [[Tamil culture]]. He briefly went to Japan, where he met his girlfriend and also had the chance to listen to a lecture by [[Masanobu Fukuoka]] on natural farming.<ref>{{cite web |title=Krishna McKenzie: Auroville's British musician-farmer with a food forest & organic café |url=https://30stades.com/2021/08/30/krishna-mckenzie-auroville-british-musician-farmer-natural-farming-food-forest-organic-cafe/ |website=[[30 Stades]]}}</ref> He opened Solitude Farm in 1996, using farming techniques by Fukuoka.<ref>{{cite web |date=March 2020 |title=Permaculture: How to grow a climate-resilient food forest with edible wild plants |url=https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/how-a-british-farmer-reaps-the-dividends-of-running-a-sustainable-farm-in-auroville-69531 |website=[[Down to Earth (magazine)|Down to Earth]]}}</ref><br />
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==Artistry==<br />
Krishna founded the band Emergence for which he has been the lead vocalist and has released albums with songs in both English and Tamil. The band was founded in 2006 in Auroville.<ref>{{cite web |date=30 September 2017 |title=Meet the Indo-pop band from Pondicherry that also promotes sustainable organic farming |url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/culture/music/2017/Sep/30/meet-the-indo-pop-band-from-pondicherry-that-also-promotes-sustainable-organic-farming-3731.html |website=[[Indulge Express]]}}</ref> The band has released songs using jazz, acoustic rock, and [[dappankuthu]].<br />
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Emergence has performed at [[Glastonbury Festival]], Maximum India Festival in Washington, D.C., and [[Dhruv Ghanekar#The Blue Frog|The Blue Frog]] in [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Krishna McKenzie: From England to Puducherry, Transforming Organic Farming |url=https://astroulagam.com.my/lifestyle/krishna-mckenzie-england-puducherry-transforming-organic-farming-284437 |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=[[Astroulagam]]}}</ref><br />
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