Under the able guidance of Sangeetha Kalanidhi Late Musiri Subramania Iyer, as the first Principal, the college started functioning. Since the building could not accommodate all the sections, it was subsequently shifted to “ Bridge House” at Adyar and functioned there for five years. Late Prof.Sambamurthi was placed in charge of the Advisory Committee, for setting up the College at first in ‘Rahmed Bagh’ near Santhome and it was there for two years. Thiru.T.S.Avinasilingam Chettiar, the then Education Minister of Tamil Nadu, with the assistance of late Prof.P.Sambamurthi took the initiative in getting up a well planned institution to impart the musical wealth in Tamilnadu, the brightest spot adorning the crown of India’s culture. The Central and State Government with their financial aids established the Central College of Karnatic Music in August 1949.

It was felt necessary that the inherited musical urge in our youngsters and the hoary tradition of our musical culture with its ancient purity could be well preserved only when opportunities have been provided to those who have an aptitude for learning music. The Central and State Government put their efforts together to achieve this.

The necessity to preserve, transmit and propagate the rich cultural legacy left behind by the builders of music in the country in general and in Tamil Nadu in particular was felt in the year 1949.

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