Carnatic Quiz #25

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Carnatic Quiz #25

by Balaji Santhanam

Thematic Quiz: Patrons - Kings, Dubashes, Zamindars etc

This is a thematic quiz on Carnatic Music patrons and benefactors, who have been the Lakshmi providers so that Saraswathi providers can focus on her job. Kings, Zamindars, Dubashes, the merchant class and many others have helped support, sustain and move the art form forward. Let's look back on some interesting pages from history and their contributions. This bit of our local history is never taught in our textbooks.

Previous quizzes: Carnatic Quiz Series

1. North Madras Dubash

This dubash heard Muthuswami Deekshitar’s father Ramaswamy Deekshitar sing in Thiruvarur temple and invited him to stay with him in North Madras. Ramaswami Deekshitar accepted the invitation and moved to North Madras with his entire family. Who is the Dubash? (Dubash => dwi-basha => two languages. A dubash was a person who acted as a translator for the English merchants to communicate locally. It was a wealthy profession). *

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Manali Venkatakrishna Mudaliar

Avadi Arunachala Chettiar

Arcot Muthuswami Reddiar

Manali Muthukrishna Mudaliar

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