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  1. Hariprasad Chaurasia (born 1 July 1938) is an Indian music director and classical flautist, who plays the bansuri, [1] in the Hindustani classical tradition . Early life. Chaurasia was born in Allahabad (1938) (present day Prayagraj) in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. [2] . His mother died when he was six years old.

  2. A living heritage of Indian music based on the ancient Guru-shishya tradition. Established by flute maestro Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia.

  3. Hariprasad Chaurasia is an eminent Indian flautist who is best known for popularizing Indian Classical Music all over the world. A living legend, he is counted among the greatest masters of the North Indian Bamboo flute.

  4. Jul 3, 2024 · Hariprasad Chaurasia is an Indian flutist in the Hindustani classical tradition whose performances and compositions brought global recognition to the bansuri, a simple side-blown bamboo flute. Unlike most other noted musicians of his generation, Chaurasia was not born into a family of musicians.

  5. In 1957, he also worked as a composer and a performer in All India Radio in Cuttack, Odisha. He moved to Mumbai to be a disciple of Annapurna Devi, the daughter of Baba Allaudin Khan and first wife of Pandit Ravi Shankar, who helped him in enhancing his repertoire of ragas and compositions as well as strengthen his career as a classical musician.

  6. Aug 3, 2018 · Hariprasad Chaurasia is universally regarded as the greatest living master of the Bansuri, the North Indian bamboo flute. Furthermore, he is the most prolific performer of Indian music today, in constant demand from fans and promoters for performances in all corners of the world.

  7. Hari Prasad Chaurasia (1938- ) is a Hindustani classical music practitioner and he plays the bansuri (bamboo flute). He was born in Allahabad and he began his music training by learning vocal music from his neighbour at the age of fifteen.

  8. An internationally acclaimed flautist of India, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia is a very popular and eminent artiste par excellence who is known for his outstanding contribution in popularizing Indian Classical Music all over the world.

  9. Jan 16, 2020 · Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia on his third biography, role of his guru in his sterling career, and his chemistry with Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma.

  10. Oct 1, 2017 · Two for joy: Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia with George Harrison. Till as recently as the 1940s, it was quite unusual for the flute to appear on stage as a solo instrument. It was made “concert-worthy” by Pandit Pannalal Ghosh, a disciple of Maihar gharana’s founder Ustad Alauddin Khan.