Raghunath Prasanna

Rajesh, Rishab, Ritesh, Rajat, Rohit, Rajeev and Rohan Prasanna are taking ahead the great legacy.

Raghunath Prasanna got his musical training from his father Gauri Shanker, a shehnai player, and from Dauji Mishra from Varanasi.

[1] At an early age, Prasanna worked as a Staff Artiste at various All India Radio stations, including Lucknow, Allahabad and Ranchi.

Afterwards, he attended Banaras Hindu University and eventually received a seat in the Song and Drama Division of the Government of India.

Alain Daniélou has recorded his shehnai and tripura bansuri on the album Anthology of Indian Classical Music in 1955.

Raghunath Prasanna playing Tripura Bansuri in a concert