Legendary singer SP Balasubrahmanyam had a special connection with Vizianagaram which is said to be the birthplace of music and poetry in both the Telugu states. Since the last 50 years, SPB visited Vizianagaram many times to participate in cultural activities and concerts. It is said that he never took a single rupee for any of the concerts, which has earned him the respect of Vizianagaram people.<\/p>\n
SPB first visited the town for a concert arranged by JC\u2019s club in 1970 for a fundraiser. In 1996, he accepted the invitation of Rotary Club and conducted the finals of \u2018Paaduta Teeyaga\u2019 in Vizianagaram. On the next day, he took part in a concert at the palace to collect donations for \u2018Thyagaraja Sangeetha Nritya Kalaniketan\u2019. He came back in 1998 to take the award given by \u2018Athreya Smaraka Kala Peetham\u2019.<\/p>\n
In 2003, when director \u2018Kalatapasvi\u2019 K. Vishwanath was given the \u2018Gurajada Award\u2019, Balu attended the felicitation in the capacity of a special guest. He accepted the special award given by \u2018Gurajada Samskrutika Samakhya\u2019 in 2017. He attended Ghantasala Birth Anniversary celebration conducted by \u2018Kinnera Arts\u2019 in February, 2020 as a chief guest. He used to adore the poetry of great writer Manapragada Seshasai. Balu made Seshasai write a song that portrays the greatness of Vizianagaram during the finals of \u2018Paaduta Teeyaga\u2019 in 1996 and sang it.<\/p>\n
The chairman of \u2018Puvvada Trust\u2019, Puvvada Subbaraju was a roommate to SPB in Chennai. When he was unable to come to the Centenary celebrations of \u2018Vizianagaram Music College\u2019, SPB offered his apologies for not making it since he was on a foreign tour. SPB has had close association with Kapuganti Prakash who is the Secretary of \u2018Gurajada Samskrutika Samakhya\u2019 in Vizianagaram. He used to visit Prakash\u2019s house every time he came to town. SPB came to know about the \u2018Haritha Yagnam\u2019 initiative by the present District Collector Dr. Hari Jawaharlal and lauded his efforts when he visited Vizianagaram recently.<\/p>\n
All these instances show his love and affection towards Vizianagaram. He will continue to live in the hearts of people.<\/p>\n
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