Padma Bhushan for Nookala

Express News Service
Hyderabad, January 25:
Listen music and write down notation, this was the message to the budding
musicians by Nookala Chinna Satyanarayana, who was selected for the
prestigious Padma Bhushan citation this year.
Immediately after the announcement that Nookala was selected for Padma
Bhushan, scores of his disciples thronged his house in New Boyiguda in
Secunderabad and congratulated him.
Several popular musicians including Mangalampalli Balamurali Krishna called
up Chinna Satyanarana and congratulated him.
Satyanarayana's house wore a festive look as several young and seasoned
musicians descended his house with bouquets and fruits.
But, the humble Satyanarayana said that the citation goes to the ``pure
classicism'', which he had always practiced.
His advice to the learners was listen music and write down the notation.
However good singer one may be called `music illiterate' if he does not know
the notation of what he sings, Chinna Satyanarayana cautioned.
He said the classical music had finally got recognition, which hitherto
neglected by the government. He said that classical music was recognised by
people in Tamil Nadu, America, Canada and other countries. But, it was
totally neglected in `Telugu desam,' he lamented.
He suggested that the government should conduct music festivals and give
more awards to encourage classical music.
``I dedicate this citation to my parents, gurus and to classical music,''
he said.
Chinna Satyanarayana is a doyen and a multi faceted carnatic classical
musician. Gifted with a sonorous voice and great caliber he adheres to
classicism.
Chinna Satyanarana was born on 4th August, 1927 at Anakapalle. He has
started as violin student. Kambhampati Akkaji Rao, Mangalampally
Pattabhiramayya, Sripada Pinakapani were his teachers.
Nookala attracted by the violin legendary Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu and
learnt violin. Nookala accompanied Naidu on his concerts.
Nookala pepped up his style and unique new element of infusing the raga
bhava in every note, every phrase that adorned his Kriti's musical
structure.
He developed his own style of singing never departing from classicism, at
the same time justifying and beholding the beauty of 'raga' and the meaning
of the 'Kriti', with special emphasis to the diction of the Kriti which he
rendered.