Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-191) and index.
Contents
Music comes to the city -- Defining the classical : the nationalist imperative -- Consolidating the classical : the Madras Music Academy and the politics of custodianship -- On the margins of the classical : law, social reform, and the devadasis in the Madras presidency -- Contesting the classical : the Tamil Isai Iyakkam and the contest for custodianship.