Who is known as the ‘Father of Carnatic Music’?

Explanation

Purandara Dasa. Tamil Nadu is renowned for Carnatic music, based on ragas and talas. Purandara Dasa helped codify its teaching, while the Carnatic Trinity - Tyagaraja, Dikshitar, and Syama Sastri - composed famous devotional kritis. Performances use instruments like mridangam, veena, nadaswaram, and flute. Chennai was named a UNESCO Creative City of Music in 2017.