Moment of glory for singer and flautist Paras Nath

By Jyothi Venkatesh

Paras Nath the Young and Dynamic talent have received the prestigious Guru Pt. Pannalal Ghosh award in Kolhapur. Well-known flutist Paras Nath was recently conferred with Pannalal Ghosh Memorial Award at Pt. Pannalal Ghosh Memorial Festival.Disciple of Dada Guru Pt. Shiv Nath Ji and Father & Guru Pt. Amar Nath ji from Banaras Gharana Paras Nath says, “It’s an extreme honor to receive this award, Guru Pt. Pannalal Ghosh has always been an inspiration to me, and now to receive this in his name fills my heart with so much joy and gratitude. Awards always motivate you and make you responsible to deliver better to the audience and I will continue to do that.”

Award Winning Flute Player Paras Nath born & hailing from a renowned family of musicians of Varanasi who have traditionally played for over two and half centuries, Paras has taken to music by inheritance.  He mastered his inherited musical genius with the help of his gurus- his grandfather- Late Pt. Shiv Nath, his father -living legend Pt. Amar Nath and his brother- Shri Pankaj Nath. Paras who has delved into the realms of Shashtriya Sangeet (Indian Classical Music) for many years now. Paras Nath has played the flute music for many renowned movies like OH MY GOD.