Bholanath Prasanna

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Pandit Bholanath Prasanna
Born
Varanasi, India
GenresHindustani classical
OccupationFlute player
InstrumentBansuri

Bholanath Prasanna (1919-1995)[1] was an Indian flute or bansuri player and Guru at AIR at Allahabad.[2] Bholanath Prasanna was a UP Sangeet Natak Akademi Award recipient.[3][4]

Prasanna was born in Varanasi. He was disciple of his father Gauri Shanker and his elder brother Raghunath Prasanna.

He taught bansuri to a number of disciples; among them are: Hariprasad Chaurasia,[5][6] Rajendra Prasanna (nephew),[7] Niranjan Prasad, Ajay Shankar Prasanna (son),[8] and Debopriya and Suchismita Chatterjee[9].

References

  1. Kasudhan, Dr Rajershi Kumar (31 December 2024). The Flute in Indian Music: Historical Evolution, Cultural Significance, and Performance Practices. Crown Publishing. p. 157. ISBN 978-93-6426-140-1.
  2. Misra, Susheela (2001). Among Contemporary Musicians. Harman Publishing House. p. 85. ISBN 978-81-86622-46-9.
  3. "UP Sangeet Natak Akademi Award". Culture Department Government of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  4. Singh, Ayesha (1 October 2019). "Classical remembrance for father by flutist Ajay Prasanna". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  5. Garud, Amruta (23 October 2023). Seven Notes -A Guide to Indian Classical Music. Ayan Cymru. p. 88. ISBN 978-93-93571-28-1.
  6. 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.
  7. Manjari Sinha (22 April 2016). "Blown away by the master". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  8. "Celebrating Krishna". The Statesman. 1 September 2016. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  9. Banarjee, Meena (10 February 2026). "How sisters Suchismita and Debopriya Chatterjee broke the glass ceiling in Hindustani classical music". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 February 2026.