Madras Music Academy is one of the premier and early Music Academies in the South Indian city of Madras. It plays an important role in encouraging and promoting primarily the Carnatic Music south indian art form. A map of South India, its rivers, regions and water bodies. ... Madras refers to: the Indian city of Chennai, formerly known as Madras, the former Indian state, now known as Tamil Nadu (Plural of Madra): Ancient people of Iranian affinites, who lived in northwest Panjab in the Uttarapatha division of ancient India. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

History

In 1927, Indian National Congress held the All India Music Conference in Madras. At the end of the conference it was decided that an organisation be formed that helped the cause of music. The prime reason for this conference was E. Krishna Iyer who had played a vital role in reviving the south indian dance art form - Bharatanatyam. As a result of this conference the Madras Music Academy was Inaugurated on the August 18, 1928. 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Indian National Congress (also known as the Congress Party, abbreviated INC) is a major political party in India. ... A Bharathanatyam Dancer Bharatanatyam (also spelled Bharathanatyam, Bharatnatyam or Bharata Natyam) is a classical dance form originating in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ... August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The Early Years

For a decade, E.Krishna Iyer worked as the Secretary of the Madras Music Academy. It is interesting to note that the first Music Festival was held in December, 1927 which is before the inauguration of the Music Academy. Since then, it had become a part of the Madras Music Academy's Activities to conduct several expositions and concerts on Carnatic Music every December. This later came to be popularly known as the Margazhi Season or is even referred to as the Music Season amongst Carnatic enthusiasts. This soon became the norm for all sabhas in Madras to conduct several concerts each day during the season. It is important to note that there were several sabhas before the formation of the Music Academy like the Parthasarathy Swami Sabha in Mylapore which was formed as early as 1900. However it was the Madras Music Academy that set the trend of conducting the music festival during December. A secretary is an office/administrative support position. ... Look up December in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Template:DecemberCalendar2006 December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Look up December in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Template:DecemberCalendar2006 December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... A Carnatic music concert during the annual Music Season. ... Sabha is one of the municipalities of Libya. ... This article is in need of attention. ... Parthasarathy Swami Sabha is the first Carnatic Music Sabha in South India. ... Mylapore is the oldest area within Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. ... 1900 (MCM) is a common year starting on Monday. ...

The Building

During the first few years, the Academy conducted its activities provisionally in George Town and later moved to Mylapore. In 1955, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru laid the foundation stone for the music academy building that exists today on TTK Road in Mylapore. On December 20, 1962, Maharaja Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Bahadur, the then Governor of Madras. 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A pandit or pundit(पन्दित् in Devanagari) is a Hindu Brahmin who has memorized a substantial portion of the Vedas, along with the proper rhythms and melodies for chanting or singing them. ... Jawaharlal Nehru (जवाहरलाल नेहरू, Javāharlāl NehrÅ«) (November 14, 1889 – May 27, 1964), also called Pandit (Scholar, Teacher) Nehru, was one of the most important leaders of the Indian Independence Movement and the Indian National Congress, and became the first Prime Minister of India when India won its independence on August... A foundation is a structure that transmits loads from a building or road to the underlying ground. ... December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The word Maharaja (also spelled maharajah) is Hindi as well as ancient Sanskrit for high king (a karmadharaya from maha great and rajan king). Its use is primarily for Hindu potentates (ruler or sovereign). ... A governor is also a device that regulates the speed of a machine. ...

There are two buildings for the Music Academy:

1. The T.T. Krishnamachari Hall
2. The Kasturi Srinivasan Hall

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The Kasturi Srinivasan Hall was built in the year 1982. It houses a small auditorium for conferences and concerts, a library, a committee room and a recording and demonstration room. It was here that Tiruvavaduthurai Rajaratnam Pillai's tapes and audio CDs were produced. It also has a photo gallery named the Vinyasa Art Gallery which is used during the season to exhibit photos. Kasturi Srinivasan's nephew's son, N. Murali, the Joint Managing Director of The Hindu, is the present President of the Academy. 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An auditorium is the area within a theatre, concert hall or other performance space where the audience is located in order to hear and watch the performance. ... A committee is a (relatively) small group that can serve one of several functions: Governance: in organizations too large for all the members to participate in decisions affecting the organization as a whole, a committee (such as a Board of Directors) is given the power to make decisions. ... Historical records of events have been made for thousands of years in one form or another. ... The Hindu is one of Indias best selling and most respected English-language newspapers. ...

Awards, Recognition and Contributions

• Sangeetha Kalanidhi : The Music Academy, since 1929 has been recognising and rewarding people who contributed to the field of Carnatic music by honouring them with the title Sangeetha Kalanidhi. In 1968, M.S. Subbulakshmi was the first woman to receive the Sangeetha Kalanidhi award from Madras Music Academy.
• Sangeetha Kala Acharya : It was later in 1993 that the academy also started giving out the Sangeetha Kala Acharya title.
• Spirit of Youth-festival of Dance and Music : During the October of every year nearly 40 young artists are projected by the academy for their Classical Music and Dance talent.
• Special TTK Award
• Best Artiste Award
• Music Welfare
  • R.R.Talent Promotion Scheme : Two talented artists are selected by the Academy and are sponsored for coaching under an eminent musician chosen by the academy. At the end of the training period the artists get to perform in the Academy.
  • Teacher's College of Music is a school run by the academy for offering certified courses on Vocal, Violin and Mridangam.
• Books : The Academy conducts research on Music and publishes their findings. Some of the academy's publications:
  • The Ragas of Sangita Saramrta, a book written by King Tulaja I.
  • Lakshana Gitas
  • Raga Lakshanas

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Trivia

• M.S. Subbulakshmi gave her first official concert in the Music Academy
• The December Season of 2004 was about to see a dramatic change with the Music Academy not participating in the festival because of legal issues with Mr.T.T. Vasu and the other people who run the Academy. Thanks to the Madras High Court, the issue was quickly resolved and rasikas were able to enjoy the 2004 season.

Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi, மதுரை ஷண்முகவடிவு சுப்புலக்ஷ்மீ (popularly known as M.S. or M.S.S.) (September 16, 1916 - December 11, 2004) was a renowned carnatic vocalist. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Madras High Court, one of the landmarks of the metropolis of Chennai, and believed to be the second largest judicial complex in the world, is located near the Parrys Corner, one of the important central business districts of Chennai. ...

Library

Music Academy received a donation of Rs. 1,00,000 from late Sri. S. Visvanathan in memory of the late Sri. K. R. Sundaram Iyer for the improvement of library activities. The library is now named as Sri K. R. Sundaram Iyer Memorial Library. It has rare books, manuscripts and tape recordings of the proceedings of the Expert Committee sessions. The students of the Teacher's College of Music, members, music students and research scholars. Books on both music and other general subjects donated by the families of late Prof. P. Sambamoorthy, Sangita Vidvan K. C. Thyagarajan, Dr. V. Raghavan, Mr. Venkatakrishnan, Dr. S. R. Janakiraman and other individuals.

External links

• Sabhas - Music Academy
• The Music Academy