Mia Tansen (born as Ramtanu
Pandey) was a prominent Hindustani classical
music composer and musician. He was an
extraordinarily gifted vocalist, known for a large
number of compositions, and also an
instrumentalist who popularized and improved
the plucked rabab (of Central Asian origin). He
was among the Navaratnas (nine jewels) at the
court of the Mughal Emperor Akbar. Akbar gave
him the title Miyarn an honorific, meaning
learned man).