Raghunath Prasanna
Musical artist
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Pandit Raghunath Prasanna (1913 – 6 June 1999) was an Indian classical shehnai and flute player.
Raghunath Prasanna | |
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 Raghunath Prasanna at All India Radio | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 1913 |
| Died | 1999 (aged 85–86) |
| Genres | Indian classical music |
| Occupation | Instrumentalist |
| Instruments | Bansuri, shehnai |
Career
Raghunath Prasanna got his musical training from his father Gauri Shanker, a shehnai player, and from Dauji Mishra from Varanasi. He was the first person in the family to introduce the art of flute (tripura bansuri and Krishna bansuri) in the family tradition, known until then for shehnai playing.[1]
At an early age, Prasanna worked as a Staff Artiste at various All India Radio stations, including Lucknow, Allahabad and Ranchi. Afterwards, he attended Banaras Hindu University and eventually received a seat in the Song and Drama Division of the Government of India.
Alain Daniélou has recorded his shehnai and tripura bansuri on the album Anthology of Indian Classical Music in 1955.
Prasanna received the Sangeet Natak Academi Award (1996).[2]