Rajendra Prasanna (राजेन्द्र प्रसन्ना; born 15 April 1956) is an Indian classical flautist and shehnai (Indian oboe) player from Benares Gharana.

[1] Rajendra was born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

He also took lessons from singer Mahadev Mishra of Benares Gharana.

He performed at the Edinburgh festival (UK), Sydney Opera House, WOMAD Festival (Australia, New Zealand),[2] World Music festival for golden jubilee celebration for India's Independence held in America, Canada and Switzerland (U.N.O.

Headquarters) in 1997, Concert for George in London (Ravi Shankar project), Opera de Lyon in France.