A music prodigy from Madras Presidency who made waves in the 20th Century

John Dorasawmi, a child prodigy who could play the violin and the piano, became a global phenomenon. Writing in India in 1906, Subramania Bharathiyar said it was a matter of pride that the Madras Presidency had an exponent of Western Music. The Advocate of India, an Anglo-Indian newspaper of Bombay, called him ‘Indian Paganini’, comparing him with the Italian violinist