Pandit Niranjan Prasad (11 November 1941 - 31 March 2013) was an Indian flutist. He belonged to

Allahabad Allahabad (), officially known as Prayagraj, also known as Ilahabad, is a metropolis in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.The other five cities were: Agra, Kanpur (Cawnpore), Lucknow, Meerut, and Varanasi (Benares). It is the administrat ...

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Prasad belonged to

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Gharana In Hindustani music (North Indian classical music), a ''gharānā'' is a system of social organisation in the Indian subcontinent, linking musicians or dancers by lineage or apprenticeship, and more importantly by adherence to a particular mus ...

and was one of the principle disciples of Flute and Shehnai player, Shri Bholanath Prasanna. He was a Guru-Bhai of international flutist

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. He performed at major music festivals and conferences throughout India, America, Australia, Europe and countries like Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Baghdad and Bahrain of the Middle East. He used to feature regularly on Indian national radio and television. His flute recital highlights serene development of Raag along with exquisite swift phraseology. He had command over the blowing of the instrument which facilitated the projection of emotional appeal. He also played flute in films from 1964 to 1972. From 1974 he was also associated with National Orchestra A.I.R. New Delhi and retired from A.I.R. Lucknow in 2001. Prasad worked with Pandit Vinay Bharat Ram society, U.P. Sangeet Natak Akademy, Birju Bawra Sangeet Samiti, U.P. Saanskritik Nideshalaya, Sur Sarang Society of Delhi, PM House in the time of Late Ex PM Shri

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and National Orchestra of India in Delhi. He was the founder of Dr. Ambedkar Sangeet Akademy (Lucknow) and Ex-Professor N. R. Sangeet Vidhalaya (Allahabad). The music museum of Baghdad still houses a flute gifted by him to the institute. His work featured in the Bollywood Movies '' Guddi'', '' Shor'', ''

Dharkan ''Dharkan'' is a 1972 Indian film directed by Devendra Goel. The movie stars Sanjay Khan, Mumtaz, Rajendra Nath, Helen, Alankar Joshi, Roopesh Kumar and Bindu (in a cameo role). It was produced and directed by Devendra Goyal, and the music was ...

'' and '' Prem Parvat''. He was an empaneled artist of ICCR. On his first death anniversary in 2014, "Niranjan Smriti", a tribute to him was organized in Sangeet Natak Academy, Lucknow. His book on music, "Sadhna ke Phool" was released. His co-artist Padma Vibhushan

Yamini Krishnamurthy Mungara Yamini Krishnamurthy (born 20 December 1940) is an Indian dancer of Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi styles of dancing. Early life Yamini Krishnamurthy was born in Madanapalli, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh. She was brought up in Chidam ...

graced the occasion with a dance performance by herself and her group, other performances included flute recitals of Sh Saurabh Banaudha and Sh Rajshekhar Dalbehera.

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Empaneled Artist at ICCR

Pandit Niranjan Prasad, Flute Maestro passes awayPerformance, 1972
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