I: Madras as a seat of music. 1.

Genesis. 2.

Inauguration and the first steps. II: 3.

Academic first, musical next. 4.

College, conflict and competition. 5.

Nautch party. 6.

The hallmarks of a music season. III: 7.

All the way with KVK. 8.

A golden interlude. 9.

Tussle over Tamil. 10.

Three conferences in parallel. IV: 11.

Home, sweet home. 12.

Consolidating and building. 13.

"This ambitious project..

." 14.

Hall for hire. V: 15.

Scholarly mornings. 16.

Competitive afternoons. 17.

Musical evenings. 18.

Home to Hindustani and other art forms. 19.

The great social whirl. 20.

Teachers' college. 21.

Kalanidhi controversies. VI: 22.

The strings of discord. 23.

Die Gotterdammerung. 24.

A new beginning. 25.

Forging ahead. Appendices.

Glossary of terms. Bibliography.

Acknowledgements. Index.

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