Pandit Motiram
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Pandit Motiram | |
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| Born | 1889 |
| Origin | Pili Mandori, Fatehabad District, Haryana, India |
| Died | 24 April 1934 (aged 44) |
| Genres | Khayal, Dhrupad, Dhamar, Haveli Sangeet, Bhajan, Thumri, Tappa |
| Occupation | Vocalist |
| Years active | 1900s–1934 |
Shri Pandit Motiram (1899 – 24 April 1934), sometimes referred to as Motiram Pandit and Moti Prasad, was an Indian classical vocalist from the Mewati gharana.[1] Pandit is known for being the father and guru of popular musicians Pandit Jasraj, Pandit Maniram, and Pandit Pratap Narayan.[2] His legacy has been commemorated since 1972 annually at Hyderabad, where he was appointed a court musician, in the Pandit Motiram Pandit Maniram Sangeet Samaroh.[3]
A disciple of the Mewati tradition, Pandit's popularity grew through jugalbandi performances with his younger brother and disciple, Pandit Jyotiram, who were known together as Moti-Jyoti.[4]
Career
Pandit lost his father at an early age. He and his brother, Jyotiram, were adopted by their maternal uncle, Pandit Natthulal, a disciple of Ustad Ghagge Nazir Khan.[5] Pandit and his brother were trained in music by him.[6]
He served as a court musician to Maharaja Pratap Singh in the Kashmir Darbar. He left after some friction with the Dewan and invited by the Nizam of Hyderabad Osman Ali Khan to be his court musician.[7]
Death
On 24 April 1944, Pandit died unexpectedly for unknown reasons on the day he was supposed to become the court musician of Osman Ali Khan, the Nizam of Hyderabad.[8]