Bholanath Prasanna

Pt. Bholanath Prasanna was an Indian flute or bansuri player. He was born in Varanasi. He was the guru of celebrated flute player Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia.

Pandit Bholanath Prasanna
Pt. Bholanath playing Bansuri
Background information
BornVaranasi, India
GenresHindustani classical
Occupation(s)Flute player
InstrumentsBansuri

He was the brother and Disciple of well known flute and shehnai player Pandit Raghunath Prasanna.

Career

Bholanath Prasanna learnt Indian classical music from his father Pt. Gauri Shanker of Varanasi, and from his brother Pt. Raghunath Prasanna who have introduced Krishna bansuri in Prasanna family, and later on he learnt from Thumri Samrat Pt. Mahadev Prasad Mishra of Varanasi.

Bholanath Prasanna was the recipient of various awards and honors including Uttar Pradesh Sangeet Natak Academy Award (1989) Category (Shehnai)

He spread and taught bansuri to numerous disciples among them are: Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia,[1] Pt. Rajendra Prasanna (Nephew),[2] Pt. Niranjan Prasad, Ajay Shankar Prasanna (son).[3]

References
  1. Pombo, Jaime Rodríguez (2015). La música clásica de la India: Râga sangîta en la tradición vocal e instrumental del norte [The classical music of India: Raga Sangita in the vocal and instrumental tradition of the North] (in Spanish). Editorial Kairós. p. 345. ISBN 9788499884691.
  2. Manjari Sinha (22 April 2016). "Blown away by the master". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  3. "Celebrating Krishna". The Statesman. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
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