Career
He was the Head of the Department of Music in Allahabad University from 1980 to 1989. He was known for his deep knowledge, creative genius and his gifts as a teacher. His five-volume anthology Abhinava Geetanjali ranks high among the most influential works in Hindustani music
lieutenant contains critical analysis of ragas supplemented by numerous traditional and self-conceived compositions.
He is popularly known to musicians, students and music lovers around India by his nom de plume ‘Ramrang." His name is also spelled Ram Ashray Jha.