Pannalal Ghosh

Pannalal Ghosh
Ghosh performing at All India Radio
Background information
Born
Amaljyoti Ghosh

(1911-07-24)24 July 1911
Barisal, Bengal Presidency, British India (now in Bangladesh)
Died20 April 1960(1960-04-20) (aged 48)
New Delhi, India
GenresHindustani classical music, film score
OccupationsFlutist, composer
InstrumentBansuri
Formerly ofUstad Ali Akbar Khan, Ravi Shankar, Allauddin Khan

Pannalal Ghosh ( 24 July 1911 – 20 April 1960), also known as Amal Jyoti Ghosh, was an Indian flute (bansuri) player and composer. He was a disciple of Allauddin Khan, and is credited with popularising the flute as a concert instrument in Hindustani classical music and also the "Pioneer of Indian Classical Flute".

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