He straddles the modern and the traditional worlds effortlessly, sharing the world stage as easily with Amaan & Ayaan Ali Khan as with Sting. Pt Ajay Prasanna comes from a long lineage of musicians belonging to the Banaras Gharana and is famous for his strength and fluency in both the gayaki and tantrakaari styles of playing the flute. Born in 1969 in Allahabad, he is the son of Pandit Bholanath Prasanna, a renowned flautist who was also guru to Pt Hariprasad Chaurasia.