Pravin Godkhindi (born 28 October 1973) is an
Indian classical Hindustani flute
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(
bansuri
A bansuri is an ancient side blown flute originating from the Indian subcontinent. It is an aerophone produced from bamboo and metal like material used in Hindustani classical music. It is referred to as ''nadi'' and ''tunava'' in the ''Ri ...
) player. He has mastered both the
tantrakari and
gayaki style of playing on the flute. He was called a top ranking artist in Hindustani
bansuri
A bansuri is an ancient side blown flute originating from the Indian subcontinent. It is an aerophone produced from bamboo and metal like material used in Hindustani classical music. It is referred to as ''nadi'' and ''tunava'' in the ''Ri ...
, by Akashvani (
AIR
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).
Biography
* 1st Indian flautist to perform on the 8-foot long
contrabass flute
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* "Top Ranking Artiste" in Hindustani bansuri, by Akashvani (AIR)
* 1st Indian to represent bansuri at the World Flute Festival in
Mendoza, Argentina
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* National awards for films ''
Beru'' and ''
Vimukthi''
* Brand ambassador for
AKG microphones
* Started toying with a small flute at the age of 3 years
* First public performance at the age of 6
* Gurus - Pandit Venkatesh Godkhindi
&
Vidwan Anoor Ananth Krishna Sharma
* Titles: Surmani, Naada-Nidhi, Sur Samrat, Kalapraveena, Aryabhatta, Aasthana Sangeet Vidwan from the Udupi Sri Krishna Mutt
* B.E. - electrical & electronics engineering with distinction from SDMCET, Dharwad.
* Performed with eminent musicians like
Ustad Zakir Hussain
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He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1988, and the Padma Bhushan in 2002, b ...
,
Dr. Balmurali Krishna,
Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt,
Dr. Kadri Gopinath and
Sivamani
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.
* Also starte
''Raagatainment'' seriescovering 101 ragas on YouTube.
References
External links
*
Pravin Godkhindi - Nadatarangini
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Hindustani instrumentalists
Bansuri players
Kannada film score composers
People from Dharwad
Living people
Indian male classical musicians
Musicians from Karnataka
Male film score composers
1973 births