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[edit] Etymology of name

The article needs the derivation/etymology of "bansuri" / "murali." Badagnani 04:31, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Famous players

There are just too many now. I am not even sure who's 'really' famous. Either let's agree on a few, say five, or make a separate page and link to it. List your preferences here and we can choose the top five. gnusbiz 01:25, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

This page is about Bansuri, the instrument. The list of so called famous players is never ending. I tried to rewrite the whole section but it still looks out of place on a page where more should be written about the instrument itself. If there is a need for expansion, I suggest we include information about gharanas, styles, and bansuri's role in popular culture. In any case, here is the rewrite I prepared for the players section, in case it is consented that it should be included. At least it looks better than a list.

==Famous bansuri players==

Some of the famous bansuri players are: Pandit Pannalal Ghosh, who introduced the instrument into classical Indian Music; he desired that the bansuri be capable of producing every nuance necessary for raga music. Pannalal Ghosh's style was close to the Allauddin Khan gharana.^[1] Devendra Murdeshwar, disciple and son-in-law of Pannalal Ghosh, was both a flutemaker and a player; he was a producer at the All India Radio. Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, is a current popular flautist who uses a six-hole flute and is known for his precise blowing technique^[2]. Another famous bansuri player is Pandit Vijay Raghav Rao, taught by Pandit Ravi Shankar. Rao has tutored other famous players such as G. S. Sachdev, and Ronu Majumdar^[3]. In western music, too, bansuri has found many proponents. Some of the famous ones include Steve Gorn, David Philipson, Jeff Whittier, and Lyon Leifer.

gnusbiz 20:54, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Instrument of God: Murali

This seems to be a popular picture - such as be empty (unegoistic...) and God (..) is playing on it. Could you please metion that, too ? I work in the German Version of Wikip., where this is also lacking (and less in general on B. etc..).Sieb 15:46, 2 November 2007 (UTC)