Rattan Mohan Sharma (born 14 June 1971) is an

Indian classical Indian classical music is the classical music of the Indian subcontinent. It has two major traditions: the North Indian classical music known as '' Hindustani'' and the South Indian expression known as '' Carnatic''. These traditions were no ...

vocalist Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

, belonging to the Mewati gharana. He performs classical music forms such as

khyal Khyal or Khayal (ख़याल / خیال) is a major form of Hindustani classical music in the Indian subcontinent. Its name comes from a Persian/Arabic word meaning "imagination". Khyal is associated with romantic poetry, and allows the perfor ...

and

tarana ''Tarana'' is a type of composition in Hindustani classical vocal music in which certain words (e.g. "odani", "todani", "tadeem" and "yalali") based on Persian and Arabic phonemes are rendered at a medium (''madhya laya'') or fast (''drut laya'') ...

as well as light classical forms such as

Haveli Sangeet Haveli Sangeet is a form of Hindustani classical music sung in ''havelis''. The essential component is dhrupad. It originated in Mathura in Braj, northern India. It takes the form of devotional songs sung daily to Krishna by the Pushtimarg sect. U ...

Tappa Tappa is a form of Indian semi-classical vocal music. Its specialty is a rolling pace based on fast, subtle and knotty construction. Its tunes are melodious and sweet, and depict the emotional outbursts of a lover. Tappe (plural) were sung mostly by ...

and

Bhajan Bhajan refers to any devotional song with a religious theme or spiritual ideas, specifically among Indian religions, in any language. The term bhajanam (Sanskrit: भजनम्) means ''reverence'' and originates from the root word ''bhaj'' ...

as well as

Rajasthani Folk This type of music originates from the Rajasthan, one of the states of India and home to several important centers of Indian musical development, including Udaipur, Jodhpur and Jaipur. The region's music shares similarities both with nearby are ...

. He is considered an "A" grade artist on

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Early life and training

Sharma was born in

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...

to Padma and Mohan Lal Sharma. He is the nephew and a disciple of classical vocalist, Pandit

Jasraj Pandit Jasraj (28 January 1930 – 17 August 2020) was an Indian classical vocalist, belonging to the '' Mewati gharana'' (musical apprenticeship lineage). His musical career spanned 75 years resulting in national and international fame ...

. His affinity for percussion instruments in his youth led Sharma to practice

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up to the age of 15. Over the years, he has trained under Motiram, Maniram and Jasraj.

Career

He belongs to the Mewati Gharana and belongs to the family of vocalists such as Motiram, Maniram, Pratap Narayan, and Jasraj. He has performed in many concerts and festivals in India and abroad. As a playback singer he has performed in the mythological film ''

Dashavatar The Dashavatara ( sa, दशावतार, ) are the ten primary avatars of Vishnu, a principal Hindu god. Vishnu is said to descend in the form of an avatar to restore cosmic order. The word ''Dashavatara'' derives from , meaning "ten", an ...

'' (2009). He performs regularly at the classical music festival

Pandit Motiram Pandit Maniram Sangeet Samaroh Pandit Motiram Pandit Maniram Sangeet Samaroh is an annual Indian classical music festival held at Chowmahalla Palace in Hyderabad, India. The festival is organised by noted classical singer Pt. Jasraj in memory of his father and brother, both c ...

organized by Jasraj.

Awards & Titles

* Shankar Rao Vyas Award * Jasraj rotating Trophy * Mewati Gharana Gaurav Puraskar * Acharya Varishtha (title) * Sur Ratna (title) * Sur Mañi (title) * IWAF (gharana award) .Rajasthan gaurav samman .Marwar ratna

Personal life

Sharma is married to Ekta Sharma and has a son, Swar Sharma.

Discography

Devotional albums include * Mere Bhagwan - Shri

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ji * Mere Bhagwan - Mere Guru * Mere Bhagwan - Shri

Hanuman Hanuman (; sa, हनुमान, ), also called Anjaneya (), is a Hindu god and a divine '' vanara'' companion of the god Rama. Hanuman is one of the central characters of the Hindu epic ''Ramayana''. He is an ardent devotee of Rama and on ...

ji * Mere Bhagwan - Shri Saibaba * Mere Bhagwan - Shri

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ji * Mere Bhagwan - Shri

Krishna Krishna (; sa, कृष्ण ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme god in his own right. He is the god of protection, compassion, tenderness, and love; and is one ...

ji * Mere Bhagwan - Shri

Vishnu Vishnu ( ; , ), also known as Narayana and Hari, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the supreme being within Vaishnavism, one of the major traditions within contemporary Hinduism. Vishnu is known as "The Preserver" within t ...

ji * Mere Bhagwan -

Gayatri Gayatri (Sanskrit: गायत्री, IAST:Gāyatrī) is the personified form of the Gayatri Mantra, a popular hymn from Vedic texts. She is also known as Savitri, and bears the epithet of ''Vedamata'' (mother of the Vedas). Gayatri is ofte ...

Maa * Mere Bhagwan -

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Maa * Jaago bhor bhayi *

* Naman * Gayatri * Gayatri Aradhana * Hanuman Raksha Kavach * Navagraha Shakti * Bhaktamar Stotra * Navkar * Dharohar (Hindustani Classical) * Jasrangi (With Pta. Gargee Siddhant Dutta) * Mewati Gharana * Utsav (DVD with

Shankar Mahadevan Shankar Mahadevan (born 3 March 1967) is an Indian singer and composer who is part of the Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy trio that writes music for Indian films. Personal life and early career Shankar Mahadevan was born in Chembur, Mumbai into a Tami ...

) * Hanuman I * Hanuman II * Hanuman Dhun * Shiv Dhun * Healing Mantras - Heart * Lalita Shahastra Naam * Gayatri Shahastra Naam * Jai Gangey * Sapta vaar katha * Healing Mantras- Respiration * The Holy Trinity * Nav Durga * Satyanarayan Katha * Surya * Vaastu * Temple Music of India (Haveli Sangeet) * Gopal * Krishna Leela * Sama (Gujarati Garba, in praise of The

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) * Maha Mrityunjay * Sampoorna Maha Mrityunjay * Shri Raam * Raam Dhun * Holi - The Great Radha Krishna Celebration * Spiritual Mantras Vol 1 * Jago Matt Shubh Prabhat Aaya

References

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