Papon Height, Age, Family, Wiki & More

Bio

NickName(s)

- Papon

Profession(s)

- Singer

Real Name

Angarag Mahanta

Physical Stats

Height (approx.)

in feet inches- 5 10

Weight (approx.)

in kilograms- 70 kg

Body Measurements (approx.)

- Chest: 38 inches - Waist: 32 inches - Biceps: 12 inches

Eye Colour

Black

Hair Colour

Black

Career

Debut

Solo Album:

- Depths of The Ocean (2011)

Assamese Album:

- Jonaaki Raati (2004)

TV:

- The Dewarists (2011)

Bollywood Singing:

- Naina Laagey of film Soundtrack(2011)

Hindi Album:

- The Story So Far (2012)

Tamil Singing:

- Hey of film Vanakkam Chennai(2013)

Assamese Film:

- Rodor Sithi (as actor, 2014)

Personal Life

Date Of Birth

Monday, 24 Nov 1975

Age:

Birthplace

Nagaon, Assam, India

Zodiac Sign

Sagittarius

Nationality

Indian

Hometown

Nagaon, Assam, India

Schools

- Kendriya Vidyalaya, Nagaon, Assam

College(s)

- Not Known

Educational Qualification

- Not Known

Religion

Hinduism

Caste

Kurmi Kshatriya

Hobbies

Travelling, Singing

Relationships

Marriage Date

Marital Status

Married

Affair(s)

- Not Known

Family

Spouse(s)

- Shweta Mishra Mahanta

Children

Son

- - Puhor Mahanta

Daughter

- - Parijaat Mahanta

Family

Father

- - Khagen Mahanta (Died, Singer)

Mother

- - Archana Mahanta (Musician)

Brother

- - N/A

Sister

- - Kingkini Mahanta

Personal Details

Bio

NickName(s): Papon
Profession(s): Singer
Real Name: Angarag Mahanta

Physical Stats

Height (approx.): in feet inches- 5 10
Weight (approx.): in kilograms- 70 kg
Body Measurements (approx.): - Chest: 38 inches - Waist: 32 inches - Biceps: 12 inches
Eye Colour: Black
Hair Colour: Black

Career

Debut: Depths of The Ocean (2011), Jonaaki Raati (2004), The Dewarists (2011), Naina Laagey of film Soundtrack(2011), The Story So Far (2012), Hey of film Vanakkam Chennai(2013), Rodor Sithi (as actor, 2014)

Personal Life

Date Of Birth: 24 November 1975
Birthplace: Nagaon, Assam, India
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
Nationality: Indian
Hometown: Nagaon, Assam, India
Schools: Kendriya Vidyalaya, Nagaon, Assam
College(s): Not Known
Educational Qualification: Not Known
Religion: Hinduism
Caste: Kurmi Kshatriya
Hobbies: Travelling, Singing
Lesser Known Facts: Does Papon smoke?: Not Known, Does Papon drink alcohol?: Not Known, Papon hails from a musical background as his late father and mother both were musicians., At a very young age, he started getting training in Indian traditional as well as classical music., He always dreamt to perform at various music festivals all over the world., He sings almost every type of music like folk music, ghazals, electronica, etc., In 2007, he founded a folk-fusion band named as Papon and The East India Company. The band includes a Drummer, a Bassist, a World Percussionist, a Guitarist, and a Keyboardist., The band gave live performance at almost every Indian music festivals like the SAARC Bands Festival in New Delhi, the Kovalam Literary Festival, the Eastwind Festival, NH7 Weekender in Pune, the October Fest in Bangalore, etc., His band also gave live performance at various International festivals like du World Music Festival in Dubai, Java Jazz Festival in Jakarta, Paleo Music Fest in Switzerland, Oslo World Music Festival in Norway, Dhaka International Folk Fest in Bangladesh, etc., He has sung songs in several different languages like Assamese, Tamil, Mishing, Hindi, Punjabi, Marathi, and Bengali., He appeared on the several seasons of musical TV serial The Dewarists. In its first season in 2011, he was collaborated with popular Indian musician Rabbi Shergill on the song Khule Da Rabb. In its second season in 2012, he was collaborated with Karsh Kale, Carl Barat, Ross Ainslie, and Warren Mendonsa. In its fourth season in 2014, he has sung the Indian music director Shantanu Moitras composing song., In 2013, he along with musicians Kartik Das Baul Anushree produced a song and performed it on the finale of Big Boss Bangla., He gained huge popularity with the Indian TV serial Coke Studio India and appeared in its first three seasons., In 2014, he produced one episode of MTV Indias popular TV serial MTV Unplugged., He also produced the fourth season of Coke Studio India in 2015., He has sung the theme song Jajabor for the popular reality TV show MTV Roadies X: Battle for Glory in 2 different languages, Assamese and Hindi., Papon has co-composed the several famous songs like Har Ek Baat, Naina Laagey, Tauba, etc., He has also sung many Bollywood songs like Banao Naina Laagey for film Soundtrack (2011), Jiyein Kyun for film Dum Maaro Dum (2011), Zindagi Aisi Waisi for I Am Kalam (2011), Kyon for film Barfi! (2012), Kaun Mera for film Special 26 (2013), Maula Sun Le Re Khud Se for film Madras Caf (2013), etc., Papon has collaborated with Indian guitarist Susmit Sen on the song The Voyage and with Musician Rachel Sermanni and Indian music performer Bickram Ghosh on the project Troikala., In 2016, a documentary web series Hometown Heroes which was released by Red Bull was based on his career., In 2017, he judged the Hindi singing reality TV show The Voice India Kids., He is an avid art lover and nature lover.

Relationships

Marriage Date: Year 2004
Marital Status: Married
Affair(s): Not Known

Family

Spouse(s): Shweta Mishra Mahanta
Children: - Puhor Mahanta, - Parijaat Mahanta
Family: - Khagen Mahanta (Died, Singer), - Archana Mahanta (Musician), - N/A, - Kingkini Mahanta

Updated: Saturday,Sep 26, 2026 23:05 PM GMT+05:30

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