Ravindra Yavagal

Yavagal, along with his friends, 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 and provides financial help to artists in need. It also organizes various music concerts and festivals including an annual musical fest "Naada Namana" in the memory of Ramachandra Yavagal. Ravindra acts as the managing trustee. He also volunteers in organizing medical help for musicians in need of help and facilitates artistes.

Following the death of Yavagal's father, he started receiving more opportunities to perform tabla. A year later, he started hosting baithaks 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.

Yavagal received several honours. In 1995, the Government of Karnataka awarded him the Rajyotsava Award, the second highest civilian award of Karnataka. Karnataka Sangeeta Nritya Academy has conferred him with Karnataka Kalashri, a lifetime award, for the year 2016–17. The Government of India honoured him with Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, country's highest award in arts, for the year 2021.

In 1980s, he joined All India Radio, the national public radio broadcaster of India. As of November 2016, he works there as a grade one artist.

Pandit Ravindra Yavagal (born 1959) is an Indian tabla player, performer and music teacher from the state of Karnataka. An eminent artiste, he is both a 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.

Ravindra Yavagal was born in 1959 in a Kannadiga family to Ramachandra Yavagal and Parvathi Bai. Ramachandra was also a tabla player; he learnt tabla despite objections from his family. He hails from Dharwad district of Karnataka.