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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.

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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