Pravin Godkhindi (born 28 October 1973) is an
Indian classical Hindustani flute
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(
bansuri
A bansuri is an ancient side-blown bamboo flute originating from the Indian Subcontinent. It is an aerophone produced from bamboo and metal-like material, used in many Indian and Nepali Lok songs. A ''bansuri'' is traditionally made from a ...
) 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 bamboo flute originating from the Indian Subcontinent. It is an aerophone produced from bamboo and metal-like material, used in many Indian and Nepali Lok songs. A ''bansuri'' is traditionally made from a ...
, by Akashvani (
AIR
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).
Biography
* 1st Indian flautist to perform on the 8-foot long
* "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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,
Dr. Balmurali Krishna,
Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt,
Dr. Kadri Gopalnath and
Sivamani.
* 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
Indian male film score composers
1973 births