Born in 1973, Rahul studied at the Sir J J School of Art, Mumbai where he received his Bachelor in Fine Arts 1999 and Masters in Fine Art 2001.
He has held a solo exhibition In the Shadow of the Anti-Nimbus, Gallery Beyond, Mumbai 2006.
While in college Rahul has received several awards including the prestigious Dolly Cursetjee award.
He also received the K K Hebbar Art Foundation scholarship,1999-2001, a freeship Kanoria Centre for Arts, Ahmedabad 2001 and a residency scholarship, Goa 2007.
Rahul lives and works in Mumbai.