Suraj Mani is an Indian rock musician, poet-philosopher, songwriter and former lead vocalist and member of the band Motherjane, and one of the prominent personalities in the field of independent music in India. He is popularly known as the 'singing sensei' and hails from Kerala, a southern state of India. He has performed with Thaikkudam Bridge, Indian Ocean, Shubha Mudgal, Indus Creed, Megadeth, Opeth, Third Eye Blind, Mr. Big etc.

Motherjane is an Indian rock band from Kochi, in southwestern India, formed in 1996. The band consists of Suraj Mani, Baiju Dharmajan, Deepu Sasidharan, Alan Santosh and Alloy Francis (drums). They have released a total of two studio albums, and 4 singles. Since their formation, genres like progressive rock and Carnatic music have influenced their music.