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Born in a family of musicians, he is fortunate to have his father, Shri VENKATESH GODKHINDI, an eminent vocalist and Bansuri artiste of the country, as his first and the only Guru for Flute.
Pravin gave his first public concert at the age of 6 years. His quest for deeper knowledge about LAYAKAARI brought him to his Guru, VIDWAN ANOOR ANANTH KRISHNA SHARMA a reputed Mridangam artiste who is providing able guidance to Pravin on the deeper aspects of LAYA and LAYAKAARI.
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His father has taught him BANSURI in KIRANA GHARAANA GAYAKI STYLE. But Pravin added the GATKAARI or TANTRAKAARI STYLE by his own efforts and succeeded in it. He is adept in both the styles. Sonorous blowing, control over breath, elaborations of Raga with its aesthetic appeal, extraordinary and skillful rendition of Layakaari are but a few salient features of his flute recital. He has been ably balancing between traditional and creative music. Western classical, Jazz and Carnatic classical also have favorably influenced him.
At the age of 16, Pravin performed at the KAL KE KALAKAR SAMMELAN at Mumbai and was awarded the title of “SURAMANI” by the Sur Singar Samsad. In 2003, he was awarded the title of NAAD-NIDHI by KALACHETANA, Gadag. Recently, in 2005 he has been awarded the ARYABHATTA, for his composition of the title song of the tele-serial Malebillu.
Pravin never neglected his academics. A front ranker from the beginning, he is proud to have passed engineering BE (Electrical & Electronics) in first class with distinction
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