Bholanath Prasanna

Pandit Bholanath Prasanna

Pt. Bholanath playing Bansuri
Background information
Born Varanasi, India
Genres Hindustani classical
Occupation(s) Flute player
Instruments Bansuri

Pt. Bholanath Prasanna is an Indian flute or bansuri player. He was born in Varanasi. He was the guru of celebrated flute player Pt. Hari Prasad Chaurasia. 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, and later on he learnt from Thumri Samrat Pt. Mahadev Prasad Mishra of Varanasi.

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

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. ↑ "Blown away by the master". The Hindu. 22 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Celebrating Krishna". The Statesman. 1 September 2016.
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