“I could develop finer and newer blowing techniques because of the power my lungs acquired through the physical exercises my father personally taught me when I was training to become a wrestler”

— Hariprasad Chaurasia

My father's wrestling techniques made my lungs strong: Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia

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Indian bansuri player 1938

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“I could develop finer and newer blowing techniques because of the power my lungs acquired through the physical exercises my father personally taught me when I was training to become a wrestler”

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