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{{Short description|Indian tabla artiste (born 1959)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ravindra Yavagal
| image = Ravindra Yavagal in February 2021.png
| caption = Yavagal in February 2021
| birth_date = 1959
| birth_place = [[Karnataka, India]]
| occupation = [[Tabla]] player
| employer = [[All India Radio]]
| children = 2
| awards = {{ubl
| [[Rajyotsava Award]] (1995)
| [[Karnataka Kalashri]] (2016–17)
| [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] (2021)
}}
}}

[[Pandit]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=26 November 2022 |title=Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards announced |url=https://starofmysore.com/sangeet-natak-akademi-awards-announced/ |access-date=29 December 2022 |website=[[Star of Mysore]]}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=C. S. Sarvamangala |date=20 December 2019 |title=Yavagal: Tabla maestro at 60 |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/yavagal-tabla-maestro-at-60-787330.html |access-date=29 December 2022 |website=[[Deccan Herald]] |language=en}}</ref> '''Ravindra Yavagal''' (born 1959) is an Indian [[tabla]] player, [[performer]] and [[music teacher]] from the state of [[Karnataka]]. An eminent artiste,<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |date=26 November 2016 |title=Pt. Yavagal chosen for Ustad Balekhan Award |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/Pt.-Yavagal-chosen-for-Ustad-Balekhan-Award/article16708420.ece |access-date=29 December 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> he is both a [[Solo (music)|soloist]] and an [[accompanist]]. He received [[Rajyotsava Award]] in 1995, [[Karnataka Kalashri]] for 2016–17 and [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in 2021 for his contributions.

== Early life ==
Ravindra Yavagal was born in 1959<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Ananth |first=Ambika |date=22 August 2015 |title=A champion of solo gigs |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/496711/a-champion-solo-gigs.html |access-date=29 December 2022 |website=[[Deccan Herald]] |language=en}}</ref> in a [[Kannadiga]] family to Ramachandra Yavagal and Parvathi Bai.<ref name=":1" /> Ramachandra was also a tabla player; he learnt tabla despite objections from his family.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Vasudev |first=Chetana Divya |date=20 December 2014 |title=Kala Shrunga for Shahid Pervez |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2014/dec/20/kala-shrunga-for-shahid-pervez-696322.html |access-date=29 December 2022 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> He hails from [[Dharwad district]] of Karnataka.<ref name=":1" />

== Career ==
Yavagal started learning tabla at the age of 4 from his father, later from Veeranna Kamkar of Gayathri Gayana Shaala in [[Hubli]] and further vigorous training from Sheshagiri Hanagal. Lalji Gokhale mentored Yavagal. At the age of 10, he performed at [[Sawai Gandharva Music Festival]] in [[Kundgol]] where he was [[Accompaniment|accompanied]] by [[Appa Jalgaonkar]].<ref name=":1" />

Following the death of Yavagal's father, he started receiving more opportunities to perform tabla. A year later, he started hosting ''baithaks'' (musical gatherings) at his residence in [[Hubli]] and dedicated the events to his father. According to him, when his family moved to [[Bangalore]], he was unable to host the ''baithaks'' for about an year and only resumed in 2000 when he was able to find a bigger accommodating house in Bangalore's suburb of [[Jakkur]].<ref name=":2" />

In 1980s,{{When|date=December 2022}} he joined [[All India Radio]], the national public radio broadcaster of India.<ref name=":4" /> {{As of|2016|11}}, he works there as a grade one artist.<ref name=":3" />

== Music concerts ==
[[File:Ravindra_Yavagal_tabla_play_sample_1.webm|thumb|A sample of tabla play by Yavagal]]
Yavagal played tabla in India and as well as internationally at music concerts – solo performances and also accompanied hundreds of instrumentalists and vocalists including several prominent artistes the likes of [[Ajoy Chakrabarty]], [[Basavaraj Rajguru]], [[Bhimsen Joshi]], [[C. R. Vyas]], [[Gangubai Hangal]], [[Jasraj]], [[Mallikarjun Mansur]], [[Parveen Sultana]], [[Rajan and Sajan Mishra]] and [[Salamat Ali Khan]].<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |last=Ramani |first=Chitra V. |date=20 August 2016 |title=Students to honour their guru Ravindra Yavagal on Sunday |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/Students-to-honour-their-guru-Ravindra-Yavagal-on-Sunday/article14580437.ece |access-date=29 December 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" />

He also played in the concerts of [[Carnatic music]] maestros including [[M. Balamuralikrishna]], [[T. N. Krishnan]], [[Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman]] among others.<ref name=":5" /> Starting his career at an early age allowed him to work with artistes stretching five generations.<ref name=":1" />

== Charitable activities ==
Yavagal, along with his friends,<ref name=":2" /> founded Sri Rama Kala Vedike Trust in 2006 in the memory of his father. The trust promotes [[Indian classical music]], aid young artists with scholarships<ref name=":4" /> and provides financial help to artists in need.<ref name=":5" /> It also organizes various music concerts and festivals<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=20 May 2022 |title=Naada Namana music festival on May 21, 22 |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/naada-namana-music-festival-on-may-21-22/article65440446.ece |access-date=29 December 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> including an annual musical fest "Naada Namana" in the memory of Ramachandra Yavagal. Ravindra acts as the managing trustee.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Raju |first=Sowmya |date=19 May 2022 |title=Musical fete returns after a two-year hiatus |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/metrolife/metrolife-your-bond-with-bengaluru/musical-fete-returns-after-a-two-year-hiatus-1110787.html |access-date=29 December 2022 |website=[[Deccan Herald]] |language=en}}</ref> He also volunteers in organizing medical help for musicians in need of help and facilitates artistes.<ref name=":2" />

== Teaching ==
Yavagal teaches tabla at his music school in Bangalore. Several of his students went on to become music teachers and performers, including [[Praveen D. Rao]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chandaraju |first=Aruna |date=7 August 2022 |title=Synergies between the notes |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/sunday-herald/sunday-herald-art-culture/synergies-between-the-notes-1133285.html |access-date=29 December 2022 |website=[[Deccan Herald]] |language=en}}</ref> and {{Interlanguage link|Udayraj Karpur|de|Udayraj Karpur}}. According to vocalist [[Vinayak Torvi]], Yavagal's school lies on the lines of Kallusakkare ({{Translation|candy}}) [[gharana]].{{Clarification needed|reason=Describe this further|date=December 2022}}<ref name=":1" />

== Reception ==
Yavagal's play is described as having admirable clarity and a balance in the approach of beating the drums with both hands. [[Lalith J. Rao]], an eminent [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani classical]] singer of the [[Agra gharana]] style, described Yavagal as "[a person who] is born for the tabla [and who] lives and breathes the tabla".<ref name=":1" /> His plays where he [[Accompaniment|accompanied]] are generally received favourably by critics and connoisseurs alike.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ganesh |first=Deepa |date=27 November 2010 |title=Evocative moments |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/Evocative-moments/article15718367.ece |access-date=30 December 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=C. S. Sarvamangala |date=12 February 2015 |title=Subliminal music |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/sandhya-phadke-apte-sitar-recital-review/article6887093.ece |access-date=30 December 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=11 June 2015 |title=Captivating melodies |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/fine-music-showcased-at-sapthaks-music-festival/article7305999.ece |access-date=30 December 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ganesh |first=Deepa |date=13 April 2017 |title=Literature of the heart.... |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/literature-of-the-heart/article17983216.ece |access-date=30 December 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Suryanarayan |first=Renuka |date=22 November 2018 |title='Raag appeals more to Chennai rasikas,' says Sarod artiste Arnab Chakrabarty |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/raag-appeals-more-to-chennai-rasikas/article25565985.ece |access-date=30 December 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Awards ==
Yavagal received several honours.<ref name=":4" /> In 1995, the [[Government of Karnataka]] awarded him the [[Rajyotsava Award]],<ref name=":4" /> the second highest civilian award of Karnataka.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arakal |first=Ralph Alex |date=28 October 2020 |title=Karnataka: 60 personalities, 5 organisations to be conferred with Rajyotsava Prashasti on Nov 7 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/karnataka-60-personalities-5-organisations-to-be-conferred-with-rajyotsava-prashasti-on-nov-7-6907239/ |access-date=29 December 2022 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref> [[Karnataka Sangeeta Nritya Academy]] has conferred him with [[Karnataka Kalashri]], a lifetime award, for the year 2016–17.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 August 2016 |title=18 artistes chosen for Karnataka Kalashree awards |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/18-artistes-chosen-for-Karnataka-Kalashree-awards/article14567949.ece |access-date=29 December 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The [[Government of India]] honoured him with [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]], country's highest award in arts,<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 July 2019 |title=Sangeet Natak Akademi Award to UoH professor |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/sangeet-natak-akademi-award-to-uoh-professor/article28614913.ece |access-date=29 December 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> for the year 2021.<ref name=":0" />

== Personal life ==
Yavagal is married to Suvarna and has two sons – Kiran, also a tabla player, and Nayan, a singer.<ref name=":1" /> Kiran accompanies Ravindra at some of his performances.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Govind |first=Ranjani |date=14 April 2016 |title=Bengaluru remembers Venkatesh Godkhindi |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/bengalurus-tibute-to-venkatesh-godkhindi/article8475829.ece |access-date=29 December 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==

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[[Category:Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Karnataka Kalashri]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Rajyotsava Award]]

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