Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia: My father wanted me to become a wrestler
Updated On: 27 January, 2023 11:27 AM IST | Mumbai | Nascimento Pinto
In a fascinating conversation at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2023, the legendary flautist shared how he became a flautist, his journey and some of his favourite memories with The Beatles member George Harrison and in Bollywood
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Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia talked about his life at the session, `Breath of Gold: Hariprasad Chaurasia` at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2023. Photo Courtesy: Jaipur Literature Festival 2023
If the first three days were delightful for attendees at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2023, then the fourth day was no different because it was graced by Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia. In a very heartwarming and hypnotic session titled ‘Breath of Gold’, the flautist spoke to Sathya Saran, the writer of his biography with the same name, and Sanjoy Roy, founder of the literature festival. The 84-year-old took the audience back in time as he spoke about his life through performances to become one of the most celebrated flute players in the country.
“I watched Hariji, who is a very close friend of Birju Maharaj, and he was listening to him as if he was a child and I thought to myself ‘look at the humility of this man and the child-like wonder and I said, I wonder what his story is," shares Saran about the inspiration behind the book on the flautist called ‘Breath of Gold: Hariprasad Chaurasia’.
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