Mahamahopadhyaya Nookala Chinna Satyanarayana is a doyen and a multi faceted carnatic classical musician. Gifted with a sonorous voice and great caliber he adheres to classicism. He is a musicologist, an erudite scholar and an outstanding teacher. His performances and lecture demonstrations have universal appeal. He is author to some of the most valuable and enriching works on music. He is a great visionary and has developed innovative methods of teaching music. Dr. Sitalakshmi C. Nunna is a physician by profession in U.S.A. She has played Veena and served as a student for the lessons.
Carnatic Music has 72 melakartas, which are basic or sampoorna ragas using all the seven (Sa Ri Ga Ma Pa Da Ni) notes in ascent and descent thus making a complete Octave. These are grouped under 12 chakras, each with six different ragas. Saint poet Sri. Jayadeva.has written Gita Govindam, a mahakavyam in Sanskrit, which consists of 12 sargams (chapters) comprising of 24 geethams (or ashtapadis) and 72 slokams. Sri Nookala Chinnasatyanarayana has demonstrated these 72 melakarta ragas by tuning and singing some of Jayadeva s Ashtapadis. About six charanams from the same ashtapadi are incorporated for each chakra of 72 melakartas. The 72 Melakarta Ragas are: 1. Kanakangi 2. Ratnangi 3. Ganamurti 4. Vanaspati 5. Manavati 6. Tanarupi 7. Senavati 8. Hanumatodi 9. Dhenuka 10.Natakapriya 11.Kokilapriya 12.Rupavati 13.Gayakapriya 14.Vakulabharanam 15.Mayamalavagowla 16.Chakravakam 17.Suryakantam 18.Hatakambari 19.Jhankaradhwani 20.Natabhairavi 21.Keeravani 22.Kharaharapriya 23.Gowrimanohari 24.Varunapriya 25.Mararanjani 26.Charukesi 27.Sarasangi 28.Harikambhoji 29.Dheerashankarabharanam 30.Naganandini 31.Yagapriya 32.Ragavardhini 33.Gangeyabhushani 34.Vagadheeswari 35.Sulini 36.Chalanata 37.Salagam 38.Jalarnavam 39.Jhalavarali 40.Navaneetam 41.Pavani 42.Raghupriya 43.Gavambodhi 44.Bhavapriya 45.Shubhapantuvarali 46.Shadvidhamargini 47.Suvarnangi 48.Divyamani 49.Dhavalambari 50.Namanarayani 51 Kamavardhini 52.Ramapriya 53 Gamanasrama 54.Viswambhari 55.Syamalangi 56 Shanmukhapriya 57.Simhendramadhyamam 58.Hemavati 59.Dharmavati 60.Neetimati 61.Kantamani 62.Rishabhapriya 63.Latangi 64.Vachaspati 65.Mechakalyani 66.Chitrambhari 67.Sucharitra 68 Jyothiswarupini 69.Dhatuvardhini 70 Nasikabhusani 71.Kosalam 72 Rasikapriya
Oct 28: 01 Kanakangi
Nov 6: 03 Ganamoorti
March 18: 05 Manavati