Pandit Ram Marathe (23 October 1924 - 4 October 1989) was an outstanding vocalist of rare distinction.

Born in Pune in 1924, Ram Marathe had the proud privilege of receiving extensive training from stalwarts like Pandit Manohar Barve, Pandit Mirashibua, Master Krishna Rao Phulambrikar, Ustad Vilayat Hussain Khan and Pandit Jagannathbua Purohit. Apart from his gurus, he was influenced by Pandit Gajanan Rao Joshi as well, and assimilating the best of Gwalior, Agra and Jaipur Gharanas of Khayal singing, Ram Marathe developed a style of his own.

Ram Marathe was known for his exquisite ‘Bandishes’ and purity in Raga rendition. He had a rich collection of uncommon Ragas and rare compositions. His performances, always having the traditional flavour, were marked by intricate but clear ‘Taans’, prolific ‘Boltaans’ and astounding ‘Layakari’.

He was greatly successful in his radio broadcasts, music conferences and concerts all over the country, and was one of the most popular artistes of his time. Ram Marathe received great admiration for his performances on the Marathi stage and in Hindi, Gujrati and Marathi films.

Not only as a popular singer of the Marathi stage, Ram Marathe was also a respected music director, composing for popular plays like Ekach Pyala, Maan Apamaan, Mandarmala and Meghamalhar. His name will certainly go down in the history of Marathi stage along with the famous names of Bal Gandharva, Vinayakrao Patwardhan , Master Krishnarao, Master Dinanath and other Maestros.

Shri Ram Marathe was awarded the title of Sangeet Bhushan by the Government of Maharashtra and besides many other honours, he was the recipient of Sangeet Natak Academy Award in 1987.

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Akshay Marathe is a bus and Indian Railway enthusiast in Mumbai. He is an engineer.

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Akshay Marathe

म्यानातून उसळे तलवारीची पात
वेडात मराठे वीर दौडले सात

ते फिरता बाजूस डोळे, किंचित ओले
सरदार सहा सरसावुनि उठले शेले
रिकबीत टाकले पाय, झेलले भाले
उसळले धुळीचे मेघ सात निमिषात

आश्चर्यमुग्ध टाकून मागुती सेना
अपमान बुजविण्या सात अर्पुनी माना
छावणीत शिरले थेट भेट गनिमांना
कोसळल्या उल्का जळत सात दर्यात

खालून आग, वर आग, आग बाजूंनी
समशेर उसळली सहस्त्र क्रुर इमानी
गदीर्त लोपले सात जीव ते मानी
खग सात जळाले अभिमानी वणव्यात

दगडावर दिसतील अजूनि तेथल्या टाचा
ओढयात तरंगे अजूनि रंग रक्ताचा
क्षितिजावर उठतो अजूनि मेघ मातीचा
अद्याप विराणी कुणी वार्‍यावर गात

Marathe is not the same as Maratha.

The Marathas formed an Indo Aryan group of Hindu warriors hailing mostly from the present-day state of Maharashtra, who created the expansive Maratha Empire, covering a major part of India, in the late 17th and 18th centuries.

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Maratha on Wikipedia

The surname Marathe is not the same as Marathi.

Marathi is the official language of the state of Maharashtra in India. There are 90 million fluent Marathi speakers worldwide. Marathi is the 4th most spoken language in India and the 15th most spoken language in world.

Evolved from Sanskrit and dating from about AD 1000, Marathi is estimated to be over 1300 years old.

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Marathi language on Wikipedia

Paraag Marathe is Vice President of Football Operations with the San Francisco 49ers.

Born in 1977 in Sunnyvale, CA, Paraag Marathe received his bachelor’s degree with high honors from the Haas School of Business at the University of California-Berkeley.

He worked in the corporate consulting group at the International Management Group (IMG) from 1997-1999, where he concentrated primarily on stadium naming rights deals and corporate sponsorships.

Paraag worked at management consulting firm Bain & Company from 1999-2001 as a Senior Associate Consultant, where he advised clients in a variety of industries including private equity, venture capital, software, retail, sports footwear and health clubs.

He received his Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business in 2003.

Paraag and his wife Naya, a patent attorney, reside in Sunnyvale, CA.

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Who is Paraag Marathe?
Paraag Marathe

Mandar Marathe is a doctor in UK.

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Mandar-Marathe.com