Tamil Nadu Timeline

E. Krishna Iyer

3 events, 1928 to 1935.

  1. 1928

    1. 18 Aug 1928ChennaiCulture

      Madras Music Academy founded

      The Music Academy was founded in Madras following the 1927 Congress session and became a leading institution for Carnatic music.

  2. 1932

    1. 1932ChennaiCulture

      Proposal to rename sadir as Bharatanatyam

      E. Krishna Iyer moved a resolution at the Madras Music Academy to rename the dance form sadir as Bharatanatyam.

  3. 1935

    1. 1935AdyarCulture

      Rukmini Devi's first public Bharatanatyam performance

      At the Theosophical Society's Diamond Jubilee convention, Rukmini Devi Arundale danced Bharatanatyam in public for the first time.