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Early life and education

Pandit Ram Marathe was born on 23 October 1924 at Pune and done his schooling at Bhave School. He trained in classical music under several masters including Pandit Manohar Barve of Gwalior Gharana, Pandit Mirashibuwa of Gwalior Gharana, Master Krishnarao Phulambrikar, Pandit Wamanrao Sadolikar & Mogubai Kurdikar of Jaipur Gharana, Khan Saheb Vilayat Hussein Khan of Agra Gharana, Pandit Jagannath Buwa Purohit. Also he had tabla training from Pt. Balubhaiyya Rukdikar, Pt. Jagannath Buwa Purohit & Ustad Ahmadjaan Thirkhawa.

Career

He joined Sagar Film Company in 1933 and acted in Mehboob Films like ''“Manmohan”'', ''“Jagirdar''” and ''“Vatan”''. Subsequently he joined Prabhat Film Company in 1935 & acted in ''“Gopalkrishnan”'' under the direction of Shri V. Shantaram. He was with Prabhat till 1940 and acted in number of Prabhat films notably ''“Admi”'' (Hindi) and ''“Manus”'' (Marathi). He acted as child prodigee/actor in more than 16 films. He had performed in all the musical festivals at various places like Jalandhar, Patna, Lahore, Delhi, Gwalior, Calcutta, Banaras, Amritsar and almost all over the Maharashtra. He started his stage career under the perusal of Natvarya Shri Ganapatrao Bodas in 1950 as a leading character in old classical musical dramas like ''Saubhadra, Sanshayakallol, Swayamvar, Ekach Pyala, Manapman'' etc. with veteran actor and actress such as ''Balgandharva, Hirabai Badodekar, Vinayakbuwa Patwardhan, Nanasaheb Phatak''.

Awards and recognitions

* Maharashtra Government honoured the ''“Sangeet Bhushan”'' degree in 1961. * Gold Medal by ''“Marathi Natya Parishad”'' at Balgandharva Anniversary in 1973. * Recognition by Government of Maharashtra in 1981 for successful completion and continuous 30 years of career in Marathi Sangeet Rangbhumi. * Received ''“Sangeet Natak Academy”'' Award in New Delhi in 1988 from Honorable President of India Shri Venkatraman. Appointed by AIR, New Delhi on Northan (Hindustani) Music Audition Board Committee. Also Advisory Nagpur and other Universities in India.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Marathe, Ramchandra Purushottam 1924 births 1989 deaths Marathi-language singers 20th-century Indian singers Bandish composers