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

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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

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's school. He joined

M.B.B.S. Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery ( la, Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae; abbreviated most commonly MBBS), is the primary medical degree awarded by medical schools in countries that follow the tradition of the United King ...

in 1932. He completed M.D. in general medicine in December 1945 also from

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, 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

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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 Nedunuri Krishnamurthy (10 October 1927 – 8 December 2014) was an Indian Carnatic vocalist.

, Nookala Chinna Satyanarayana, Voleti Venkatesvarulu, Srirangam Gopalaratnam, 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

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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 Sangeet Natak Akademi (The National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama in Englis ...

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

Padma Bhushan The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "distinguished service ...

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in 1984. *

honored him with

Kala Prapoorna Andhra University ( IAST: ''Āndhra Vișvakalāpariṣhat'') is a public university located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. It was established in 1926. History King Vikram Deo Verma, the Maharaja of Jeypore was one of the biggest d ...

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 Akademi ...

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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