Hariprasad Chaurasia

Summary

Hariprasad Chaurasia is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Prayagraj^[2]. He was born on July 1, 1938^[3]. He worked as a composer^[4], flautist^[5], and university teacher^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (617 views/month, #7,186 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Hariprasad Chaurasia was born in Prayagraj^[2].
• Hariprasad Chaurasia was born on July 1, 1938^[3].
• Hariprasad Chaurasia held citizenship in India^[8].
• Hariprasad Chaurasia worked as a composer^[4].
• Hariprasad Chaurasia worked as a flautist^[5].
• Hariprasad Chaurasia's professions included university teacher^[6].
• Hariprasad Chaurasia received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award^[9].
• Hariprasad Chaurasia received the Padma Bhushan^[10].
• Hariprasad Chaurasia received the Padma Vibhushan^[11].
• Hariprasad Chaurasia is recorded as male^[12].
• Hariprasad Chaurasia's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• Hariprasad Chaurasia's genre is Hindustani classical music^[14].
• Hariprasad Chaurasia is part of Shiv-Hari^[15].
• Hariprasad Chaurasia's Commons category is recorded as Hariprasad Chaurasia^[16].
• Hariprasad Chaurasia's family name is recorded as Chaurasia^[17].
• Hariprasad Chaurasia's official website is recorded as https://hariprasadchaurasia.com/^[18].
• Hariprasad Chaurasia studied under Annapurna Devi^[19].
• Hariprasad Chaurasia's instrument is recorded as bansuri^[20].
• Hariprasad Chaurasia's instrument is recorded as flute^[21].
• Hariprasad Chaurasia's partner in business or sport is recorded as Shivkumar Sharma^[22].
• Hariprasad Chaurasia's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[23].
• Hariprasad Chaurasia's start of work period is recorded as 1957^[24].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[25]

• Country: IN^[26]

• Began / founded: 1938-07-01^[27]

• Genre(s): hindustani classical, indian classical^[28]

• Community tags: classical flautist, flautist, hindustani classical, indian classical^[29]

• MusicBrainz ID: d2326d39-1287-42d7-80ba-71663b9169d3^[30]

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Origins and Family

Hariprasad Chaurasia's place of birth was Prayagraj^[2]. He was born on July 1, 1938^[3].

Education

Hariprasad Chaurasia studied under Annapurna Devi^[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[4], flautist^[5], and university teacher^[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Sangeet Natak Akademi Award^[9], an award^[31], in India^[32]; Padma Bhushan^[10], a civil decoration^[33], in India^[34], founded in 1954^[35]; and Padma Vibhushan^[11], an award^[36], in India^[37], founded in 1954^[38].

Why It Matters

Hariprasad Chaurasia ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (617 views/month, #7,186 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39]

FAQs

Where was Hariprasad Chaurasia born?

Born in Prayagraj^[2], Hariprasad Chaurasia…

What did Hariprasad Chaurasia do for work?

Hariprasad Chaurasia worked as composer^[4], flautist^[5], and university teacher^[6].

What awards did Hariprasad Chaurasia receive?

Honors received include Sangeet Natak Akademi Award^[9], Padma Bhushan^[10], and Padma Vibhushan^[11].