R. Sathyanarayana

R. Sathyanarayana
Born(1927-05-09)9 May 1927
Mysore, India
Died16 January 2020(2020-01-16) (aged 92)
Mysore
NationalityIndian
OccupationMusicologist & indologist
Years active1945-2020
AwardsPadma Sri (2018)

R. Sathyanarayana (9 May 1927 – 16 January 2020) was a musicologist and dance scholar from Mysore, India. In 2018, Sathyanarayana received the Padma Shri civilian honour from the President of India for his contribution to the field of music.[1][2] His most prominent desciples include his son, Vidwan Dr R S Nandakumar, who is a renowned Karnataka Classical vocal musician and scholar of international repute,[3] and Vidwan Dr Srikantham Nagendra Shastry, who is also a renowned Karnataka Classical vocal musician, Professor and Scholar.[4]

  1. ^ "Mysuru's Prof. R. Satyanarayana among nine Padma Awardees from State". Star of Mysore. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Award a recognition to double my efforts: Satyanarayana". Deccan Herald. 24 November 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Renowned musicologist Dr. R. Sathyanarayana no more". Star of Mysore. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Vocalist | Srikantham Nagendra Shastry". Nagendra Shastry. Retrieved 24 June 2024.