Mylapore Fine Arts was started in 1951 & moved to the current premises in Oliver Road in 1959. The Music Festival is being conducted from 1972 onwards in our sabha & Sangeetha Kala Nipuna is the title conferred by Mylapore Fine Arts. The 1st recipient of the award was Shri M.D.Ramanathan in 1972.
The programmes for this year start from 10.12.97. In this 46th year, upto 1st January there will be music concerts,& from the 2nd of January it will be a purely Dance Festival. Initially dramas were also staged during the Season, but due to space restriction, this has not been possible for the past few years.
The afternoon session is mostly for talent promotion, when new & upcoming artistes are given a chance to perform. The evening programme will be ticketed concerts for the seniors.