Originally Posted by viggop
Thanks Idiappam Sir!
But,how come Tamils accepted this scheme when they had a better scheme( as you say).They would know that this scheme would make some pans go away(which had 2 Ma's in them).
Was it forced by some king that all musicans should follow venkatamakhi from some date? how come it spread to all musicans in all the states of AP,TN,Karnataka and Kerala? Musicians should have been able to reject it easily knowing its flaws which you have detailed.
My guess is that it was some fear which made them accept venkatamakhi even though they knew the flaws of his system.