Dr. Hari Prasad Paudyal hails from Nepal and came to Banaras for studying Sanskrit. He is indebted to his Gurus Pt. Ravindra Narayan Goswami, Vinod Prasana and Dr. Prahlad Nath who shaped him as an artist with all hard work. For his contributions in the field of music he has been honored by many reputed organizations that include Fellowship from Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Government of India, Gold medal from Banaras Hindu University, Ex-president Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma Gold medal, Gold medal from President of Nepal, Uttar Pradesh Gaurav Rattan Award etc. He has performed not only throughout India but has also exhibited his potential at abroad.