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Rahul Ananda Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Rahul Ananda Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

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Wife: Urmila Shukla

Hometown: Sylhet, Bangladesh

Age: 48 Years

Bio/Wiki
Profession Musician
Physical Stats
Height (approx.) 5' 7" (170 cm)
Eye Colour Black
Hair Colour Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth 30 June 1976 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2024) 48 Years
Birthplace Sylhet, Bangladesh
Zodiac sign Cancer
Nationality Bangladeshi
Hometown Sylhet, Bangladesh
School Narayanganj Bar Academy, Narayanganj, Bangladesh
College/University • Faculty of Fine Arts, Dhaka University
• Sylhet Government College, Sylhet, Bangladesh
• Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
Educational Qualification MFA from Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh (2005)
Religion Hinduism
Relationships & More
Marital Status Married
Marriage Date 19 January 2006
Family
Wife/Spouse Urmila Shukla
Children Son- Tota


Daughter- None
Siblings Brother- Kollul Das (Lecturer)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Rahul Ananda

  • Rahul Ananda belongs to a Hindu family in Kulaura Upazila, Moulvibazar district, Bangladesh.

  • During his graduation, Rahul began performing in various theatrical plays. After completing his graduation, he moved to Dhaka, Bangladesh, and began studying at an art school.

  • In Dhaka, he joined a theatrical group known as Aranyak.

  • Later, he left the theatre group Aranyak and started his own theatre group known as the Prachyanat.

  • While performing with the theatre group, he became friends with various musicians and started learning music.

    Rahul Ananda while performing in a play

  • While studying at Dhaka University, Rahul began experimenting with various objects that could be used as musical instruments and started composing music. He performed at various functions and events at the institute with his friends, using his instruments.

    Rahul Ananda (extreme right) during his college days

  • In 2006, Rahul Ananda along with his fellow artists of the theatre group Prachyanat started a music band, Joler Gaan.

    Rahul Ananda (centre) with the members of Joler Gaan

  • The band began performing at various colleges and schools. He gained recognition for performing using self-made instruments. Rahul Ananda can play various instruments including Guitar, tabla, and Harmonium.

    A picture of Rahul Ananda’s musical instruments collection

  • On 10 September 2023, French President Emmanuel Macron visited Rahul Ananda’s house in Dhaka to see Rahul’s instrument collection which comprises of more than 3000 self-made musical instruments.

    Rahul Ananda (extreme right) with the French president at his house in Dhaka, Bangladesh

  • In August 2024, after Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled Bangladesh, there were attacks by the student movement. During the attacks, Rahul Ananda’s house was burnt and looted.

  • On 5 August 2024, the mob attacked his house. His entire collection of self-made musical instruments was broken and burnt. They also stole the valuable items and burnt the house down. At the time of the attack, Rahul was at his house with his family; however, he managed to escape.

    A picture of Rahul’s house after the incident

  • Rahul Ananda had lived in this house for more than a decade and it was a rental. After the incident, one of Rahul’s fellow musician friends revealed that the house was also a studio for the Joler Gaan band and they often recorded their songs there. He claimed that the incident was a hate crime as Rahul was also a cultural activist belonging to a minority religion.

Current condition of Joler Gaan singer Rahul Ananda's house. Torched by "revolutionary" protestors in Dhanmondi.

Any words of condemnation @RanaAyyub @saliltripathi ?

Won't cover this in The Wire, @svaradarajan ?

Non-Bengalis like you won't ever grasp what a great loss this is pic.twitter.com/0HmfUm1iER

— Agnivo Niyogi (অগ্নিভ নিয়োগী) (@Aagan86) August 7, 2024