Pandit Maniram

Pandit was born at Pilli Mandori in Haryana to an orthodox Brahmin family with strong musical traditions in the Mewati gharana.[6] His father, Pt. Motiram Pandit, died prematurely in 1939,[7] hours before being announced as Osman Ali Khan's new court musician.[8] After his father died, Maniram Pandit became the patriarch of his family and moved them to Hyderabad where he became a court musician[9] and left deep musical roots.[10]

He began performing professionally at this point in order to support his family. While Maniram's career grew, he began teaching his younger brother, Pratap Narayan, and tabla to his youngest brother, Jasraj.[11]

In 1948, Pandit moved to Calcutta where he lived for two decades.[12][13] In 1963, Pandit moved with his family to Mumbai. There, Pandit met political resistance from other musicians, like S. N. Ratanjankar.[14]

Pandit began training with his father, Motiram Pandit, and uncle, Jyotiram Pandit, at age three until the age of 14.[15] He was regarded for his vocal range and gamaks.[16]

Pandit had two sons.[23] His eldest son, Vinod (1952-2001),[24] was a singer who married actress Deepti Naval[25] before dying of cancer.[26] The youngest, Dinesh Pandit is a percussionist, music producer, arranger, and composer based in London.[27][28]

• 2018 - The Mayor of Mumbai unveiled "Sangeet Mahamahopadhyay Pandit Maniram Marg," a street in Versova, in memory of Pandit. In attendance were Pandit Jasraj, Hridayanath Mangeshkar, Pandit Dinesh, and Jatin-Lalit.[30]