T.N. RAJARATTINAM PILLAI CHARISMA, CASTE RIVALRY AND THE CONTESTED PAST IN SOUTH INDIAN MUSIC
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TeradaYoshitaka, Professor Emeritus at the National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan began his journey with South Indian music with a rather simple query.Why had Periya Me¯l ·am (the traditional musical genre featuring the na¯gasvaram and the tavil), which is considered to be extremely important in the religious and social life of South Indian Hindus, been neglected by both Indian and non-Indian scholars?As he began his field research,Terada realized that the history of Periya Me¯l ·am is inextricably linked with the life of the master of na¯gasvaram,T.N. Rajarattinam Pillai (1989-1956)...
TeradaYoshitaka, Professor Emeritus at the National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan began his journey with South Indian music with a rather simple query.Why had Periya Me¯l ·am (the traditional musical genre featuring the na¯gasvaram and the tavil), which is considered to be extremely important in the religious and social life of South Indian Hindus, been neglected by both Indian and non-Indian scholars?As he began his field research,Terada realized that the history of Periya Me¯l ·am is inextricably linked with the life of the master of na¯gasvaram,T.N. Rajarattinam Pillai (1989-1956). T.N. Rajarattinam Pillai: Charisma, Caste Rivalry and the Contested Past in South Indian Music focuses on the influential artist's life and work, illuminating important aspects of caste-based relations in South Indian music. Backed by extensive field research and scholarship, this book is also a pioneering ethnographic account of Periya Me¯l ·am, its practitioners and the significant changes in the genre that took place in the twentieth century.
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