Sripada Pinakapani | |
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| Born | (1913-08-03)3 August 1913 |
| Origin | Srikakulam,India |
| Died | 11 March 2013(2013-03-11) (aged 99) |
| Genres | Indian Classical Music |
| Occupations | ClassicalVocalist |
| Years active | 1930 - 2006 |
Sripada Pinakapani (3 August 1913 – 11 March 2013), was a medical doctor, administrator, professor in medicine, andcarnatic musician.[1] He receivedSangeetha Kalanidhi award in 1983.[2]
Pinkapani was born atPriya Agraharam ofSrikakulam district. He spent three months in violin maestroDwaram Venkataswamy Naidu's school. He joinedM.B.B.S. in 1932. He completed M.D. in general medicine in December 1945 also fromAndhra Medical College, underAndhra University, Visakhapatnam.[3]
Pinakapani worked as assistant professor atMadras Medical College 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 toKurnool Medical College on 26 January 1957 and retired in the same position on 2 August 1968.[citation needed]
Pinkapani had a successful career performing at major festivals and concerts. His disciples include carnatic vocalists,Nedunuri Krishnamurthy,Nookala Chinna Satyanarayana,Voleti Venkatesvarulu,Srirangam Gopalaratnam, theMalladi Brothers,Dr.N Ch Pardhasaradhi and many others. He wrote several books on carnatic music and Gaanakalasarvasvamu ran multiple volumes which had every minute detail of krithis.[citation needed]He is the paternal grandfather of singerChinmayi Sripada.[4]
He died on 11 March 2013 inKurnool,Andhra Pradesh, at the age of 99, a few months short of completing 100.
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