Patron example sentences

I shall strive for a constitution which will release India from all thralldom and patronage … I shall work for an India in which the poorest shall feel that it is their country in whose making they have an effective voice; an India in which there shall be no high class and low class of people; an India in which all communities shall live in perfect harmony.Under the patronage of Wajid Ali Shah, the last Nawab of Awadh, it grew into a major art form.The old merchant elite of Calcutta patronised public forms of entertainment such as kabirlarai (poetry contests), musical soirees and dance performances.The members of the cooperative stores generally don't patronise them regularly.The wages of professionals were paid by patronage or subscription or gate money.Here they found ready patrons which led to the founding of the Kangra school of painting.The Mughal emperors Akbar, Jahangir and Shah Jahan patronised highly skilled painters who primarily illustrated manuscripts containing historical accounts and poetry.Their dominant position was consolidated by the support of their patrons — new rulers searching for prestige.Ujjain expanded under Sindhia's patronage and Indore under Holkar's.This freed them from financial dependence on the patronage of aristocrats, and gave them independence to experiment with different literary styles.Many rulers were patrons of Islam and the ulama – learned theologians and jurists.Are you often laughing inside?” About three minutes later, he responded, “I find it amusing when people patronise me.