Pt hariprasad chaurasia biography of albert einstein
Hari Prasad Chaurasia -- such a beautiful bamboo flute player, but he lived his whole life in utter poverty..
Born on July 1, , Hariprasad Chaurasia is a well-known name in the Indian music industry.
Hariprasad Chaurasia
Indian flautist
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. He had to learn music without his father's knowledge, as his father wanted him to become a wrestler.
Chaurasia did go to the Akhada and trained with his father for some time, although he also started learning music and practising at his friend's house.[3]
He has stated,
I was not any good at wrestling.
It was at a time like this when I heard Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, the celebrated exponent of the bansuri, live in concert in Salt Lake City.I went there only to please my father. But maybe because of his strength and stamina, I'm able to play the bansuri even to this day.[4]
— Hariprasad Chaurasiaa
Career
Chaurasia started learning vocal music from his neighbour, Rajaram, at the age of 15.
Later, he sw