Raghunath Prasanna

Raghunath Prasanna
Raghunath Prasanna at All India Radio in 1939
Raghunath Prasanna at All India Radio in 1939
Background information
Born1913
Died1999 (aged 85–86)
GenresIndian classical music
OccupationInstrumentalist
InstrumentsBansuri, shehnai


Pandit Raghunath Prasanna (1913–1999) was an Indian classical shehnai and bansuri player.

Raghunath Prasanna playing Tripura Bansuri in a concert

Career

Raghunath Prasanna received his initial musical training from his father, Gauri Shanker, a shehnai player, and from Dauji Mishra of Varanasi.[1]

His shehnai and bansuri performances were recorded by Alain Daniélou and included in the album Anthology of Indian Classical Music – A Tribute to Alain Daniélou (1955), a collection documenting Indian classical music traditions. The anthology includes recordings associated with major figures of Indian classical music, including Ravi Shankar, Ali Akbar Khan, and the Dagars [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Raghunath Prasanna". Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  2. ↑ https://folkways.si.edu/anthology-indian-classical-music-tribute-to-alain-danielou/album/unesco/smithsonian
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