Bholanath Prasanna

Pandit Bholanath Prasanna
Pt. Bholanath playing Bansuri
Background information
Born	Varanasi, India
Genres	Hindustani classical
Occupation	Flute player
Instrument	Bansuri

Pt. 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] .

References

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2. Misra, Susheela (2001). Among Contemporary Musicians. Harman Publishing House. p. 85. ISBN   978-81-86622-46-9.
3. Sinha, Manjari (21 April 2016). "Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia concert" . The Hindu . Retrieved 25 February 2026.
4. Saran, Sathya (17 January 2020). Breath of Gold: Hariprasad Chaurasia. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. ISBN   978-93-5305-723-7.
5. "UP Sangeet Natak Akademi Award". Culture Department Government of Uttar Pradesh . Retrieved 25 February 2026.
6. Singh, Ayesha (1 October 2019). "Classical remembrance for father by flutist Ajay Prasanna". The New Indian Express . Retrieved 25 February 2026.
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8. 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.
9. Manjari Sinha (22 April 2016). "Blown away by the master". The Hindu . Retrieved 24 August 2019.
10. "Celebrating Krishna". The Statesman . 1 September 2016. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
11. 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.