Bangalore Gayana Samaja

The organisation was founded in 1905 and celebrated its centenary in 2005. In 1926, the Samaja was moved to Shankaraiah Hall, which was specifically built for the Gayana Samaja. In 1962 the organisation moved to its present location on K.R. Road. It was M.S. Subbulakshmi's personal contribution and funds collected out of her benefit concerts that increased the reserves enormously to see the building take shape. The present building housing the Gayana Samaja was built in various stages. The main auditorium and the stage were built as part of the first stage of construction. The front foyer, additional balcony in the auditorium and caretakers quarters were built in later stages. The auditorium has been recently renovated to improve the acoustics. == Events ==

Bangalore Gayana Samaja has regular events such as the annual conference of members, musical demonstrations, lectures and concerts. Renowned musicians are honoured with the title Sangeeta Kalarathna during the annual conference. There is also a ''Composer's Day'' event to pay respects to renowned composers of Carnatic music. == Publications ==

Gayana Samaja publishes a monthly journal, Gayana Samrajya, which contains reports of the organisation's various activities. A book on the history of the Gayana Samaja has also been published. The group is working on publishing a compendium of compositions of various composers of Indian classical music. == References ==