The Music and Musical Instruments of Southern India and the Deccan c5.14

c5.14

But still the old idea that music as a profession is a degraded employment, fit only for the stroller or the dancing girl, to some extent lingers on, so strong is the influence caused by the long ordeal of Mahomedan conquest. And Mahomedans even now, though liking and enjoying music, often prefer to engage singers and instrumentalists rather than learn the art themselves; indeed, it is not difficult to find Hindus who do the same, and hold very similar prejudices.