The Pioneer of Modern Bansuri
Pt. Pannalal Ghosh -[31 July, 1911 - 20 April, 1960]
Born in to a family of musicians in Barisal, East Bengal (now Bangladesh) on July 31, 1911, Amulya Jyoti (nicknamed Pannalal) Ghosh was a child prodigy.
Panna Babu, as he was fondly known, is the father of modern Bansuri. He was the first to transform a tiny folk instrument to a novel bamboo flute (32 inches long with 7 holes for fingering) suitable for playing traditional Indian classical music, and also to bring to it the stature of other classical music instruments. Also to his credit are the introduction of the special tenor flute, 6-stringed Taanpura, high-pitched Taanpuri and Surpeti into Hindustani music.
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