Rushanak

Biography

Rushanak (1935-2012), nee Sadiqa Sadat Rasuli, the Gulha program announcer (1955-1972) which she joined from the early programs of Gulha-yi Javidan on which she performed declamation of classical Persian poetry which became the signature voice of the programs. She maintained her popularity even when other femail announcers like Azar Pazhuhish and Firuza Amir Mu’izzi joined the programs. She was a cultured and reclusive lady with a religious and mystical turn of mind. She did not frequent any social activities nor did she take part in any interviews in the last four decades; only a photo or two of hers is available. She only participated in a brief interview with the radio on the occasion of the 35 year of the inauguration of the radio.