Pt.Hariprasad Chaurasia born in Allahabad,,state of Uttar Pradesh on 1 July 1938, is an Indian classical flautist, who plays the bansuri, an Indian bamboo flute, in the Hindustani classical tradition.
 
Chaurasia started learning vocal music from his neighbour, Pandit Rajaram, at the age of 15. Later, he switched to playing the flute under the tutelage of Pandit Bholanath Prasanna of Varanasi for eight years. He joined the All India Radio, Cuttack, Odisha in 1957 and worked as a composer and performer. Apart from classical music, he has made a mark as a music director for Indian films.

He serves as the artistic director of the World Music Department at the Rotterdam Music Conservatory in the Netherlands and also collaborated with several western musicians.