Hariprasad Chaurasia (born 1 July 1938) is an Indian music director and classical flautist, who plays the bansuri, an Indian bamboo flute, in the Hindustani classical tradition.
Awards
- Sangeet Natak Academy[citation needed] - 1984
- Konark Samman - 1992
- Padma Bhushan - 1992
- Yash Bharati Samman - 1994
- Padma Vibhushan - 2000
- Pandit Chatur Lal Excellence Award - 2015
- Hafiz Ali Khan Award - 2000
- Dinanath Mangeshkar Award - 2000
- Pune Pandit Award - 2008, by The Art & Music Foundation, Pune, India
- Akshaya Samman - 2009
- Honorary Doctorate, North Orissa University - 2008
- Honorary Doctorate, Utkal University - 2011
- National Eminence award, NADA VIDYA BHARTI by Visakha Music and Dance Academy, Vizag - 2009
- The 25 Greatest Global Living Legends In India by NDTV - 2013