Raj Mohan

Raj Mohan (born 28 August 1964), is a Dutch-Surinamese singer and songwriter, who sings in Sarnámi.^[3] In 2011 he released his first pop album with Sarnámi lyrics together with Hindi songs and poems which he all wrote and composed himself.^[4] It is the first time in Surinamese history that Sarnámi is utilized in this contemporary form.^[5] Raj Mohan invented the Sarnámi Geet in the Geet & Ghazal style which was appreciated worldwide with his album ‘Kantráki’ (2005).^[6]

Raj Mohan राज मोहन
Background information
Birth name	Raj Mohan[1]
Born	(1964-08-28) 28 August 1964 (age 60) Paramaribo, Suriname
Genres	Pop, Bhajan, Geet, Ghazal[2]
Occupation	Singer
Years active	1988–present

Early life and career

Raj is a 5th generation Bihari - Indian-Surinamese, his ancestors were taken to Suriname as indentured labourers by the British. He was raised in Utrecht, Netherlands and displayed musical talent at an early age.^[7]

At the age of 12, Mohan moved to the Netherlands from Suriname with his parents.