Over forty years before the footlights: chapter I & IV
Author :Mudaliar, Pammal Sambanda
Keywords :Mudaliar, Pammal Sambanda
Tamil drama
Drama
Issue Date :1996
Publisher :Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi
Description :Parnmal Sambanda Mudaliar's (1875-1964) memoirs(Naram Medai Ninaivuhal) of his life in theatre (1891-1938), subtitled in English Over 40 Years Before the Footlights is as much a personal statement by that father figure of modem Tamil theatre on his life in theatreas it is more importantly a social document that throws light on the social conditions of the time the values prevalent in various strata of society, the attitudes towards the arts traditional, folk and the new styles of performing arts that started visiting the South in that period. i.e. the Parsee, the Maharashtrian operatic form, etc. It also dwells very interestingly on the gradual acceptance of changes brought about by forces both from within and outside the Tamil region and the changing social attitudes.
Source :Sangeet Natak Akademi
Type :Article
Received From :Sangeet Natak Akademi
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Mudaliar, Pammal Sambanda
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Tamil Nadu
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2017-07-07T04:02:56Z
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1996
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Parnmal Sambanda Mudaliar's (1875-1964) memoirs(Naram Medai Ninaivuhal) of his life in theatre (1891-1938), subtitled in English Over 40 Years Before the Footlights is as much a personal statement by that father figure of modem Tamil theatre on his life in theatreas it is more importantly a social document that throws light on the social conditions of the time the values prevalent in various strata of society, the attitudes towards the arts traditional, folk and the new styles of performing arts that started visiting the South in that period. i.e. the Parsee, the Maharashtrian operatic form, etc. It also dwells very interestingly on the gradual acceptance of changes brought about by forces both from within and outside the Tamil region and the changing social attitudes.
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