Magic of Flute | Pravin Godkhindi | TEDxIITKanpur

Pravin Godkhandi is a flute maestro, music composer and director from Dhanwad, Karnataka. Though a follower of the Hindustani style of music, he has actively experimented with the fusion of Indian and Western music. He has played a significant role in popularizing Indian classical music amongst the masses.
His talk commenced with an introduction to varieties of flutes and how they have evolved over a time of 35,000 years. Using eye catching visuals, he showed the journey of flutes from small hollow bones to the 8 feet large double contrabass.
He then showcased his exquisite and antique collection of flutes of different shapes sizes and materials, elucidating about the origin and the significance of each instrument. He also played several flutes from his collection which left the audience enchanted.
He emphasized how rigorously a musician needs to be trained for classical music and how difficult it is to perform without any technological age.
Pravin is a flute maestro and is the 1st Indian to represent Bansuri at the 'World Flute Festival'. Though trained to be an electrical engineer, Pravin practises Hindustani style of music as melodious notes flow through his flute. Pravin started playing flute at the age of three and grew up to be the first Indian flautist to perform on the 8 Feet Contrabass Flute.

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