 In 1935, when he was invited to perform there, they had decided to honour him with a title, under the leadership of Kalki Krishnamurthy.Swami Sivananda who was then camping at Trichy, was invited to honour Chembai and bestow the title of "Sangeeta Samrat" ("Emperor of Music") on him.Chembai visited Mysore at the invitation of Krishnarajendra Wodeyar, its then Maharaja, and gave a command performance there.