They are several versions to this.
1. Karunaadu meant central country, as well as black (people) country. The name 'karu naad agam' got anglicized to 'Carnatic' state. In Tamil, the word karunaadagam is still used. The British renamed the territory as Madras. The music of karunaadagam was called as karunaadaga isai.
2. The name Carnatic music refers to the traditional music of a region called Carnatic. All books on recent Indian history note that before British rule, the kingdoms in South India were: Travancore - most of today's Kerala, Mysore - the southern part of today's Karnataka excluding the west coast, and Carnatic- most of South India. (almost the same as Madras State of the 1950s i.e. all of today's Tamil Nadu, southern Andhra and some neighboring areas). When the Carnatic kingdom came under British control, they renamed it Madras Presidency. They also renamed the town of Chennai patnam as Madras City...
There are several studies on this topic but there is no conclusive evidence to support any of these stories.
I have uploaded in acidplanet website Ramabhadra Ra Ra Shri Ramachandra Ra Ra - Raagam Anandabairavi for your listening.
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Karu naadu, please find answer for carnatic,this makes no sense, in Kannada, the meaning For KaRu is young, and naadu is land, what on earth is black
carnetic word is dervied from karnataka or kanarese...you tamil people like that only,always try to hide the truth
The word carnatic is a derivative of Karnataka...you tamil people like that only,always try to hide the truth
The word carnatic is a derivative of Karnataka....you tamil people like that only,always try to hide the truth
The word carnatic is a derivative of Karnataka....you tamil people like that only,always try to hide the truth
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