Prapancham Sita Ram – Karanatik Classical Flute – 33 PIX 1054 – (90-95%) – CR- Indian Classical Instrumental LP Vinyl Record

Prof. Sitaram was married with two children. His son Prasanna lives in San Diego, California. Prof. Sitaram died in Atlanta, US, on 1 June 2014.

Awards –

Sangeetha Kalasikhamani, 2009 By The Indian Fine Arts Society, Chennai.

Flute –

The flute is a family of musical instruments in the woodwind group. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening. According to the instrument classification of Hornbostel–Sachs, flutes are categorized as edge-blown aerophones. A musician who plays the flute can be referred to as a flute player, flautist, flutist or, less commonly, fluter or flutenist.

Flutes are the earliest extant musical instruments, as paleolithic instruments with hand-bored holes have been found. A number of flutes dating to about 43,000 to 35,000 years ago have been found in the Swabian Jura region of present-day Germany. These flutes demonstrate that a developed musical tradition existed from the earliest period of modern human presence in Europe. Flutes, including the famous Bansuri, have been an integral part of Indian classical music since 1500 BC. A major deity of Hinduism, Krishna, has   been associated with the flute.