Bansuri Craft

The phenomenal quality of our Bansuri ( Indian bamboo flute ) that makes Punam Flutes an exclusive brand name, stands for outstanding playability & Tonal Quality (Jawari). Flutists just love to play on our Bansuris as we craft our Bansuri according to the individual requirements namely individual blowing styles, Pitch Balance and hence the Bamboo is selected accordingly (thik 0rthin bamboo).

About the Founder

Mr. Subhash Thakur founded “Punam Flutes” in 2001. Born in a family of musician Mr. Subhash Thakur started learning Bansuri under the care & guidance of Ustad Fahimullah Khan in 1988. Two years later he became the pupil of Dr. Rama Raman Bihari and trained himself in a tradition of Guru Shishya Parampara till 1999. During this period of time he graded himself as an AIR Artist in Akashvani Patna in 1995 and also completed M.Sc. in Mathematics and Masters in Music in North Indian Classical Music.

Since 1999 he has been working as a Senior Instrumentalist (Flutist) in Song & Drama Division, I&B Ministry, Govt. Of India and during this period he is under the tutelage of Pt. Amarnath Ji.

From 1988 to 2001, in a span of 13 years--Subhash realized that there was not a single Bansuri in the market that can totally satisfy him according to his playing technique, blowing, octave balance and tonal quality. So Subhash was compelled to think about Bansuri making first time for his own. His first production was highly appreciated by his Guru Pt. Amarnath Ji. Pandit ji encouraged Subhash to make a set of Bansuri for his son and other students, and this embarked this illustrious journey of this great mind & soul towards a noble profession of making music instruments like Bamboo Flute.

Bansuris customized for Individual playing Style

Within a period of two years Subhash Thakur became the most popular Bansuri maker in INDIA. Noticing that each Bansuri player or even beginners have a unique Bansuri blowing power, blowing position & octave balance etc, Mr. Thakur started making Bansuri precisely to individual requirements. This made him different than other Bansui makers in the country and unique in this respect. No wonder this became the most powerful asset possessed by this wonderful Bansuri maker. He has mastered the art of Bansuri making in its micro levels. He first want to know you and your playing styles, and only after properly assessing your styles, he would recommend or even custom make a Bansuri for you. 

This honest initiative makes Punam Flutes a very popular brand name among the Bansuri players in world. Punam Flutes works closely together with professional flutists in each stage of the development. Though there are lots of Bansuri listed in the Punam Flutes website but if any Bansuri player wants to make Bansuri according to his requirements then he has to physically present himself/herself before Mr. Thakur or he can also send his own recorded music to Mr. Subhash Thakur as it would be very effective to calculate one’s blowing power, blowing position and octave balance. 

We would like to thank musicians and dealers worldwide for their kind help and valuable support. We are looking forward to a further fruitful cooperation.