Bangalore Nagarathnamma
Indian Carnatic singer (1878–1952) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bangalore Nagarathnamma (3 November 1878 – 19 May 1952)[1] was an Indian Carnatic singer, cultural activist, scholar, and devadasi.[2] A descendant of devadasis, she was also a patron of the arts and a historian.[3] Nagarathnamma built a temple over the samadhi of the Carnatic singer Tyagaraja at Thiruvaiyaru and helped establish the Tyagaraja Aradhana festival in his memory.[4] Within a male-dominated festival, she was the feminist strong enough to ensure that women artists were given equality to participate in it.[5] She "was among the last practitioners of the devadasi tradition in India,"[6] and the first president of the Association of the Devadasis of Madras Presidency. She also edited and published books on poetry and anthologies.
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Bangalore Nagarathnamma | |
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Born | (1878-11-03)3 November 1878 |
Died | 19 May 1952(1952-05-19) (aged 73) Thiruvaiyaru, Madras State, India |
Occupation | Carnatic singer |
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