Sumeet was born in an illustrious music
family, custodians of centuries old ‘Gauhar Vani’ Dhrupad tradition of
Darbhanga Gharana. Maternal Grandson of PadmaShree Late Pt Siyaram Tiwari, one
of the most successful exponents of Dhrupad and great grandson of music genius
Bihar Ratna Late Pt Ram Prasad Pandey, Sumeet received music in family legacy. He
started learning Indian classical music at a tender age from his grandfather,
Sh. Birendra Mohan Pandey and went on to complete Sangeet Prabhakar (B.A) and
Sangeet Visharad (M.A.), both with first division from Prayag Sangeet Samiti,
Allahabad and Prachin Kala Kendra Chandigarh, respectively. Presently, he is
learning the nuances of Dhrupad from living legend, Dhrupad Maestro, Pt Abhay
Narayan Mallick, Sangeet Natak Akademi Awardee and top grade AIR artist.