Sebastian and Sons: A Brief History of the Mridangam Makers

TITLE PAGE COPYRIGHT PAGE DEDICATION CONTENTS START READING 1 THE ORIGINS IN THANJAVUR 2 THE MOVE TO MADRAS 3 THE MADRAS MAKERS 4 ARCHITECTS OF THE WOOD 5 THE DEPTH OF SKIN 6 THE BEAT’S HIDE 7 OF LABS AND LAVA 8 THE GREAT DEBATE 9 THE ANDHRA STORY 10 A DIFFERENT REGISTER 11 WOMEN IN CHARGE 12 THE MASTER MAKER THE MAKERS’ FAMILY TREES A BRIEF PRONUNCIATION GUIDE BIBLIOGRAPHY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS