Ravindra Yavagal

Pandit Ravindra Yavagal (born 1959) is a celebrated Hindustani tabla maestro from Dharwad, Karnataka, who began learning tabla at age four from his father and later trained under Veeranna Kamkar, Sheshagiri Hanagal, and Lalji Gokhale. He is both a distinguished soloist and an accompanist, having performed with Carnatic legends including Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna and Prof. T.N. Krishnan as well as leading Hindustani artists. He received the Karnataka Rajyotsava Award (1995) and the Karnataka Kalashri lifetime award (2016-17) from the Karnataka Sangeeta Nritya Academy, and was honoured with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award by the Government of India in 2021.