Ranjon Ghoshal
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Bangla band
A Bangla band is any musical band that performs solely or mainly in the Bengali language and which uses Western principles of music.As Western influences became more widespread, Bangla bands became popular with young people in the 1970s, both in India and Bangladesh, and have since become...
'Moheener Ghoraguli
Moheener Ghoraguli
Moheener Ghoraguli or Mohiner Ghoraguli was a Bengali independent music group from Kolkata, established in 1975, it was arguably Bengal's and India's first band...
', and runs an advertising agency, "Mareech Advertising" in Banglore, apart from "Forum Tree", a theatre group.
A first cousin of Gautam Chattopadhyay, who founded arguably Bengal's and India's first band in 1975 along with him and other members; Ronjon was the presenter of the band and also contributed immensely to the lyrics. He used to handle all the media interaction, artwork of the records, cover designing and publicity material.
An electrical engineer from Jadavpur University
Jadavpur University
Jadavpur University , is a premier educational and research institution in India.It is located in Kolkata, West Bengal and comprises two campuses - the main campus at Jadavpur and the new campus at Salt Lake...
, Ranjon has worked with BHEL for a few years before turning a designer-entrepreneur. He currently resides in Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
with his wife Sangeeta and two sons, Indrayudh (in Canada now) and Abhimanyu, running an ad agency.
Ranjon's home in Bangalore, The Yellow Submarine, is a focal point for a number of intellectuals and artists in the city. He is an active member of the Bangalore theatre scene, directing and performing plays in English with the group 'Forum Three'.