Niranjan Prasad
Niranjan Prasad | |
|---|---|
Pandit Niranjan Prasad | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 11 November 1941 Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Died | 31 March 2013 (aged 71) |
| Genres | Hindustani classical music |
| Occupation(s) | Flutist, Musician, Music Director, Professor |
| Instrument(s) | Flute, Bansuri |
| Years active | 1959–2013 |
Niranjan Prasad (11 November 1941 – 31 March 2013) was an Indian flutist.[1]
Career
Prasad was a disciple of bansuri and shehnai player Bholanath Prasanna,[2] and belonged to the Banaras gharana.[3][4]
Prasad played the flute in Indian films and as part of various orchestral organizations. From 1974 he was associated with National Orchestra A.I.R. New Delhi and A.I.R. Lucknow. He retired in 2001.[5][6]
He was the founder of Dr. Ambedkar Sangeet Academy (Lucknow) and Ex-Professor N. R. Sangeet Vidhalaya (Allahabad). The music museum of Baghdad has a flute gifted by him to the institute.[7]
His work was featured in the Bollywood Movies Guddi, Shor, Dharkan and Prem Parvat.
He was an empaneled artist of ICCR.[8]
On the first anniversary of Prasad's death in 2014, "Niranjan Smriti",[9] a tribute was organized at the Sangeet Natak Akademi in Lucknow. His book on music, "Sadhna Ke Phool", was released at the event. Yamini Krishnamurthy, an Indian dancer, performed with her group. Other performances included flute recitals by Shri Saurabh Banaudha (Prasad's son) and Shri Rajshekhar Dalbehera.[10]
References
- ^ "Niranjan Prasad - niranjansmriti.in". www.niranjandhara.in. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ "Account of Niranjan Prasad being the disciple of Pt Bhola Nath Prasanna".
- ^ "Flute Recital by Pandit Niranjan Prasad". National Cultural Audiovisual Archives. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ "Disciple Sh. Raj Kishore speaks about guru Pt. Niranjan Prasad".
- ^ "Pt Bhola Nath Prasanna and Pt Niranjan Prasad play raag Puriya Kalyan on Flute - Jio Savnn".
- ^ "Death anniv of Pandit Niranjan Prasad on Mar 31" Hindustan Times 26 Mar 201 "World-renowned flautist Pandit Niranjan Prasad would be remembered on his first death anniversary in the state capital on March 31"[1]
- ^ "Niranjan Smriti 2018 in memory of Pt Niranjan Prasad".
- ^ "Pt. Niranjan Prasad in ICCR Artist List" (PDF). iccr.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ "Niranjan Smriti, 2014, Lucknow". Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ "धूमधाम से मनाई गई 'निरजंन स्मृति'". Amar Ujala. 1 April 2014.
External links
- Empaneled Artist at ICCR Archived 19 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- Pandit Niranjan Prasad's flute recital in the Lucknow Mahotsav of 2006
- Pandit Niranjan Prasad, Flute Maestro passes away
- Niranjan Dhara NGO ( Dr Ambedkar Sangeet Natak Akademi) founded by Pt Niranjan Prasad
- Annual Musical Program held in memory of Pandit Niranjan Prasad - Niranjan Smriti 2017