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biography of Hariprasad Chaurasia in 400 words

Answer 1

Hariprasad Chaurasia was born on 1 July 1938 in Allahabad in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh is an Indian classical flautist, who plays the bansuri, an Indian bamboo flute, in the Hindustani classical tradition.His mother died when he was 6. He had to learn music without his father's knowledge, as his father wanted him to become a wrestler. He did go to the Akhada and train with his father for some time, although he also started learning music and practising at his friend's house.started learning vocal music from his neighbour, Rajaram, at the age of 15. Later, he switched to playing the flute under the tutelage of Bholanath Prasanna of Varanasi for eight years. He joined the All India Radio, Cuttack, Odisha in 1957 and worked as a composer and performer. Much later, while working for All India Radio, he received guidance from the reclusive Annapurna Devi, daughter of Baba Allaudin Khan. Apart from classical music, Hariprasad has collaborated with Shivkumar Sharma, forming a group called Shiv-Hari.He serves as the artistic director of the World Music Department at the Rotterdam Music Conservatory in the Netherlands. He was also the founder of the Vrindavan Gurukul in Mumbai (opened 2006) and Vrindavan Gurukul in Bhubaneshwar (opened 2010). Both of these institutes are schools dedicated to training students in bansuri in the Guru-shishya tradition.

Answer 2

HARIPRASAD CHAURASI BORN ON1JULY1938 .HE IS A RENOWNED INDIAN FLUTE PLAYER WHOSE REPERTOIRE IS IN EASTERN CLASSUCAL MUSIC.HE IS AN INNOVATOR AND A TRADITIONALIST .HE HE IS AS CREDITED FOR HIS MUSICIANSHIP AS FOR HIS TECHNICAL ABILITY ONE THE NATIVE INSTRUMENTS .HE HAS BEEN HONOURED WITU SEVERAL AWA4DS OF WHICH THE MOST PROMINIENT ONES ARE TUE PADMA VIBHUSHAN ,THE SECOND HIGHEST CIVILIAN AWARD OF INDIA QND THE DISTINCTION OF CHEVALIEE DANS I ORDREDES ARTS ET DES LETTRES OF FRANCE .HE ALSO SERVES AS THE ARTISTUC DIRECTOR OF THE W9RLD MUSICVDEPQETMENT A5 THE ROTTERDAM MUSIC CONSERVATORY IN THE NEGHTERLANDS.