Pravin Godkhindi

Pravin Godkhindi ಪ್ರವೀಣ್ ಗೋಡಖಿಂಡಿ
Pravin Godkhindi performing for Laya Lavanya
Background information
Birth name	Pravin Godkhindi
Origin	Dharwad,Karnataka
Genres	Hindustani Classical Music & Light forms, Modern & Film Music
Occupations	Flautist, Music Composer/Director
Website	http://www.pravingodkhindi.in

Pravin Godkhindi (Kannada: ಪ್ರವೀಣ್ ಗೋಡಖಿಂಡಿ) is a flute (Bansuri) player following the Hindustani style of music. He is a trained Electrical engineer and an alumnus of SDM College of Engineering and Technology, Dharwad. He plays traditional Hindustani style of flute as well as contemporary. His is father "Pt.Venkatesh Godkhindi" is a renowned bansuri maestro,vocalist and a-grade radio artist, mainly serving AIR, Dharwad. He started learning flute from father at very tender age of 3. Venkatesh Godkhindi trained the son for decades together.Praveen has mastered father's own unique style of singing on flute(gayki style).He is a master of thanthrakari style. He has experimented with fusion of both Indian and Western music. He has given many solo concerts in India and abroad. He is playing a very significant role in popularizing the Indian Classical Music among the masses^{[citation needed]} . He, in many of his concerts, starts with a popular song and then goes on expanding the tune to reveal the classical intricacies of the song. He has composed music for innumerable popular TV serials, movies, dance ballets and dramas. He is known for his fusion albums and a raga based TV show "Ragaranjini.". His album by name "Raaga Rang" in association with saxophone maestro Shri Kadri Gopalnath has been very popular^{[citation needed]}