Meena Rana is an Uttarakhandi singer who mainly sings in Kumaoni and Garhwali languages. She is considered one of the finest female singers of Uttarakhand and is also the most recorded female singer in Uttarakhand. She is often called ‘Lata Mangeshkar of Uttarakhand’ and ‘Sura Kokila of Uttarakhand’.
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Wiki/Biography
Meena Rana was born as ‘Meena Singh Rana’ on Saturday, 24 May 1975 (age 44 years; as in 2020) in Delhi. His zodiac sign is Gemini. She did her schooling from Butler Memorial Girls Senior Secondary School, Delhi. She then moved to Mussoorie to live with her elder sister Uma, where she completed her schooling from Mussoorie Girls Inter College, Mussoorie. Meena did her graduation from Delhi University.
Physical Appearance
Eye colour: black
Hair Color: Black
Family, Caste and Wife
Meena Rana belongs to a Garhwali family. There is not much information about his parents.
Meena Rana’s daughter, Surbhi and her mother
He has an elder sister named Uma and a brother named Mohan.
Meena Rana with her sister Uma Kumola
She married Sanjay Kumola (a music director who runs a recording studio called ‘Surbhi Multi-track Sound Studio’) on 1 December 2001. The couple has two daughters named Surbhi (singer) and Pari.
Meena Rana with her family
livelihood
Meena Rana made her singing debut with the Garhwali film “Nauni Pichadi Nauni” (1992).
Nauni Pichadi Nauni (1992)
In the film, she sang three songs, which were ‘Nee Biwanu Shairu Ma,’ ‘Baith Dola Laadi,’ and ‘Jando Nee Choon Me.’
She has sung in many popular Uttarakhandi albums like Chand Taro Maa, Meri Khati Mitthi, Darbar Nirala Sai Ka, Uttarakhandi Garhwali Teri Meri Maya, Meru Uttarakhand, Chilbilaat, Mohana, Chandra and Lalita Chi Hum and has collaborated with many popular Uttarakhand singers. Singers like Narendra Singh Negi, Pritam Bharatwan, Fauji Lalit Mohan Joshi, Anil Bisht, Gajendra Rana and Manglesh Dangwal. Meena has sung songs in many languages including Garhwali, Kumaoni, Jaunsari, Jaunpuri, Bhojpuri, Rajasthani, Kargaali, Balti, Hindi and has recorded more than 500 songs in Ladakhi.
Awards and Achievements
- Young Uttarakhand Cine Award for Best Singer Female for the song “Palya Gaun Ka Mohana” in 2010
Young Uttarakhand Cine Award Posing with her husband and Young Uttarakhand Cine Award
- Young Uttarakhand Cine Award for Best Singer Female for the song “Au Bulanu Yo Pahada” in 2011
- Young Uttarakhand Cine Award for Best Singer Female for the song “Hum Uttarakhandi Chha” in 2012
Facts/General Knowledge
- He likes listening to music and travelling.
- In an interview, Meena revealed that before she started singing, she had never taken any formal training in singing. A few years after his debut he learned music.
- Meena Rana started her singing journey at the age of 16 from Akashvani Club, Mussoorie, where she sang Lata Mangeshkar’s song ‘Naino Mein Badra Chhaye’. The club was owned by Mukesh Lal Kumola (a relative) and Ram Lal Kumola, his elder sister’s husband.
- She is inspired by Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar.
- Folk singers Mani Bharti and Puran Singh Rawat saw Meena during one of her performances and contacted her through their sister’s husband, Ram Lal Kumola. Therefore, she went to Delhi in 1991 to record her first song, and made her debut in the film “Nauni Pichdi Nauni” (1992).
- Her husband Sanjay is also a singer and is her elder sister’s brother-in-law. They used to sing together in Akashvani Club, Mussoorie. Meena’s sister Uma thought that Sanjay and Meena would prove to be good life partners for each other and fixed their marriage.
Meena Rana with her husband
- In an interview, she told that initially she wanted to become a nurse.
- He has performed live shows in India and abroad, including countries like Oman, UAE and Australia.
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