Bholanath Prasanna
Pt. Bholanath Prasanna was an Indian flute or bansuri player. He was born in Varanasi. He was the guru of celebrated flute player Pt. Hariprasad 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 who have introduced Krishna bansuri in Prasanna family, and later on he learnt from Thumri Samrat Pt. Mahadev Prasad Mishra of Varanasi.
Bholanath Prasanna was the recipient of various awards and honors including Uttar Pradesh Sangeet Natak Academy Award Category
He spread and taught bansuri to numerous disciples among them are: Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia, Pt. Rajendra Prasanna, Pt. Niranjan Prasad, Ajay Shankar Prasanna.
