Prithvi Badekkila
Currently working as a software engineer in an IT company.
He had a keen interest on Yakshagana and classical music from his tender age itself. He plays Tabla, Pakhawaj, Chende, Maddale and so on. He's learning Tabla from the Tabla Maestro Pt.Gurumurthy Vaidya. He has pursued knowledge of Thenku Tittu Chende - Maddale from his father Ravishankar Badekkila.
He has performed solo instrumental performances, jugalbandi concerts, instrumental ensembles and accompanied many artists in both the fields of Music and Yakshagana. He has won many competitions and performed in various prestigious stages and TV shows like Shreegowri (colours kannada),Saregamapa (Zee kannada),Global Investors Meet, Bangalore lit fest,Vani Ramnavami sangeetotsava, Whitefield sangeetotsava,IISC, Namma Bengaluru Habba, Bengaluru Ganesh Utsava and many more.