Bholanath Prasanna
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Pandit Bholanath Prasanna | |
|---|---|
 Pt. Bholanath playing Bansuri | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Varanasi, India |
| Genres | Hindustani classical |
| Occupation | Flute player |
| Instrument | Bansuri |
Bholanath Prasanna (1919-1995)[1] was an Indian flute or bansuri player and Guru at AIR at Allahabad.[2] He was disciple of Bansuri player Pt. Raghunath Prasanna.[3][4] Prasanna was a UP Sangeet Natak Akademi Award recipient.[5][6]
He taught bansuri to a number of disciples; among them are: Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia,[7][8] Pt. Rajendra Prasanna (Nephew),[9] Pt. Niranjan Prasad, Ajay Shankar Prasanna (son),[10] and Debopriya and Suchismita Chatterjee[11].