T.N.RAJARATTINAM PILLAI CHARISMA,CASTE RIVALRY & CONTESTED

Terada Yoshitaka, 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 ine...See More