Sripada Pinakapaani (3 August 1913 – 11 March 2013), was a medical doctor, administrator, professor in medicine, and

carnatic music Carnatic music, known as or in the South Indian languages, is a system of music commonly associated with South India, including the modern Indian states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and Sri Lanka. It is o ...

ian. He received Sangeetha Kalanidhi award in 1983. Pinkapani was born at Priya Agraharam of

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. He spent three months in violin maestro Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu's school. He joined M.B.B.S. in 1932. He completed M.D. in general medicine in December 1945 also from Andhra Medical College, under

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, Visakhapatnam. Pinakapani worked as assistant professor at

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from 1944 to 1949 and later at Andhra Medical College. He opted for Andhra Services and resigned to rejoin in the same post in 1951. He held the position of Professor of Medicine on 17 May 1954 and later transferred to Kurnool Medical College on 26 January 1957 and retired in the same position on 2 August 1968. Pinkapani had a successful career performing at major festivals and concerts. His disciples include carnatic vocalists, Nedunuri Krishnamurthy,

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, Voleti Venkatesvarulu,

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, the

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and many others. He wrote several books on carnatic music and Gaanakalasarvasvamu ran multiple volumes which had every minute detail of krithis. He is the paternal grandfather of singer

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. He died on 11 March 2013 in

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, at the age of 99, a few months short of completing 100.

Awards

* He was awarded Gyana Vidya Vardhi by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams on 3 August 2012 on the occasion of his 99th birthday. * He received the title of Sangeetha Kalanidhi (Treasure for the art of music). * He received the

Sangeetha Kalasikhamani Sangeetha Kalasikhamani or Sangita Kalasikhamani (Sanskrit: saṅgītakalāśikhāmaṇi) (sangeetha = music, kala = art, sikhamaṇi = A gem of a diadem or crest) is the title awarded yearly to an expert Carnatic music Carnatic music, kno ...

award in 1970 bestowed on him by The Indian Fine Arts Society, Chennai. * He has been honoured with

Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (IPA: Saṅgīta Nāṭaka Akādamī Puraskāra), also known as the Akademi Puraskar, is an award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama. It is the highest Indian recognit ...

in 1983 Sangeetnatakakademi.vocal carnatic music awards
in 1977. * He was awarded

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in 1984. *

honored him with Kala Prapoorna in 1978. * He was honoured with

Sangeet Natak Akademi Tagore Ratna Sangeet Natak Akademi Tagore Ratna and Sangeet Natak Akademi Tagore Puraskar were given at special events organised by Sangeet Natak Akademi in * Kolkata – Sangeet Natak Akademi Tagore Samman on 25 April 2012 * Chennai – Sangeet Natak Akade ...

in 2011

Books written

*Sangeetha Sourabhamu, (vol 1 – 4) *Sangeetha Yatra *Mela Raga malika *Manodharma sangeetham *Pallavi Gana sudha.

References

External links

*
''Music greats fete Pinakapani'', The Hindu, 28 November 2005

''gaana vidyaa vaaridhi'', Eamaata, September, 2012
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