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The first Sabha of Madras

17/07/202222/09/2012 by ludwig

One of the earliest attempts to make the British appreciate Carnatic music was initiated by Gayan Samaj. Had the Madras Jubilee Gayan Samaj been around, it would have been 125 this year, though it began at least four years earlier under a different name. That certainly makes it the mother of all Sabhas that have … Read more

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