Mohan Upreti was a renowned theatre personality from Almora, a town in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand, a northern state of India. He married one of his students Naima Upreti (nee Khan) who is also renowed for her singing/voice. He is remembered for his immense contribution to the Kumaoni folk music and for his efforts towards preserving old Kumaoni ballads, songs and folk traditions. In addition to this immensely valuable work in the area of thetre, Mohan was instrumental in bringing the Kumaoni culture into national focus by establishing institutions like the Parvatiya Kala Kendra in Delhi ("Center for Arts of the Hills") which was quite active in producing plays and ballads with strong roots in the Kumaoni culture.
He is particularly remembered for his epic ballad Rajula Malushahi, his deft presentations of the traditional Ram-Leela,Nanda devi jagar, and the play "Haru Heet". He provided music for a number of television productions in the 80's, and his compositions were noticeable for the distinct Kumaoni folk touch.
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