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{{Short description|Bengali elocutionist (1942–2020)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Pradip Ghosh
| image =
| imagesize = 200px
| caption = শ্রী প্রদীপ ঘোষ
| birth_date = {{birth date|1942|8|15|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|10|16|1942|8|15|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Jodhpur Park]], [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
| occupation = Administrator/ Elocutionist
| years_active =
}}
'''Pradip Ghosh''' ({{langx|bn|প্রদীপ ঘোষ }}) (15 August 1942 – 16 October 2020) was a Bengali [[elocutionist]].<ref name =ananda1 >{{ cite web |url= https://bengali.abplive.com/news/pradip-ghosh-died-748519 |title = করোনায় প্রয়াত প্রখ্যাত আবৃত্তিকার প্রদীপ ঘোষ | date = 16 October 2020 | publisher= ABP Live }}</ref> His father, elocutionist Chinmoy Jeeban Ghosh ({{langx|bn|চিন্ময় জীবন ঘোষ}}), introduced him to the art of recitation at the age of three. Ghosh was a pioneer, who made recitation widely accepted within the cultural milieu of Bengal during the 1960s.

==Profession==
He worked as Joint Director in the Department of Information and Cultural Affairs of [[Government of West Bengal]].<ref name =ht >{{ cite web |url= https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/renowned-vocalist-and-reciter-pradip-ghosh-passes-away-he-was-asymptomatic-covid-19-positive-31602827837213.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201019113853/https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/renowned-vocalist-and-reciter-pradip-ghosh-passes-away-he-was-asymptomatic-covid-19-positive-31602827837213.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= 19 October 2020 |title = প্রয়াত বাচিক শিল্পী প্রদীপ ঘোষ, উপসর্গহীন করোনা আক্রান্ত ছিলেন তিনি | date = 16 October 2020 | publisher= Hindustan Times }}</ref>

==Elocution==
Elocution was passion for Ghosh since his early years. He was one of the pioneers in popularizing elocution and [[recitation]] in Bengali. He had a great friendship with [[Kazi Sabyasachi]], son of [[Kazi Nazrul Islam]], and many times they shared stage and performed elocution in cultural programs together. Pradip Ghosh will be remembered for his inimitable style of recitation. His recitations are available in innumerable albums in CDs and Cassettes. Recitation of কামাল পাশা<ref>Viewable on YouTube: {{YouTube|oUuXb6yj2eg|কামাল পাশা}}; (accessed 17 October 2020)</ref> (Kamal Pasha - a poem written by [[Kazi Nazrul Islam]]) and দেবতার গ্রাস (''Debotar Gras'' - a poem written by [[Rabindranath Tagore]]) were amongst many of his notable creations.<ref name =zn >{{ cite web | url= https://zeenews.india.com/bengali/entertainment/veteran-artiste-pradip-ghosh-passes-away-after-testing-positive-for-covid_345228.html |title = কবিতাকে বাঙালীর ঘরে ঘরে পৌঁছে দিয়েছিলেন প্রদীপ ঘোষ | date = 16 October 2020 | publisher= Zee News }}</ref> Ghosh's rendition of Tagore poems touched heart of millions.<ref>Viewable on YouTube: {{YouTube|P0Da7DgWRU4|Tagore Poems Recited by Pradip Ghosh"}}; (accessed 17 October 2020)</ref> He was associated with many cultural organisations including Banichakra and Surbharati Sangeet Parishad.

==Awards==
Ghosh was the recipient of [[Kazi Sabyasachi]] Award by Government of West Bengal in 2016.<ref name =es >{{ cite web |url= https://eisamay.indiatimes.com/west-bengal-news/kolkata-news/renowned-vocalist-pradip-ghosh-passes-away/articleshow/78696069.cms | title = আবৃত্তিকার প্রদীপ ঘোষের জীবনাবসান, শোক প্রকাশ মুখ্যমন্ত্রীর| date = 16 October 2020 | publisher= eisamay }}</ref><ref name =tw >{{cite web | url = http://www.thehawk.in/entertainment/others/eminent-reciter-pradeep-ghosh-passes-away-mamata-saddened-179408 | title = Eminent reciter Pradeep Ghosh passes away; Mamata saddened | date = 16 October 2020 | publisher = The Hawk | access-date = 17 October 2020 | archive-date = 17 October 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201017223635/http://www.thehawk.in/entertainment/others/eminent-reciter-pradeep-ghosh-passes-away-mamata-saddened-179408 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

==Autograph==
[[File:Autograph Pradip Ghosh.jpg|thumb|Autograph Pradip Ghosh]]He was known to give autograph in an artistic manner.

==Death==
On 16 October Ghosh died at 6.40 am in his residence at Jodhpur Park. He was suffering from fever. Blood report received after his death confirmed that he was COVID-19 positive.<ref name =ananda2 >{{ cite web |url= https://www.anandabazar.com/state/vocalist-pradip-ghosh-passes-away-dgtl-1.1216381 | title = বাচিক শিল্পী প্রদীপ ঘোষের জীবনাবসান | date = 16 October 2020 | publisher= Ananda Bazar Patrika }}</ref> Survived by his daughter Pritha Ghosh, he left behind a legacy of elocution in Bengal through his disciples and students.<ref name = op >{{ cite web |url= https://www.orissapost.com/veteran-artiste-pradip-ghosh-passes-away-at-78/ | title = Veteran Artiste Pradip Ghosh passes away at 78| date = 16 October 2020 | publisher= Orissa Post }}</ref>

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[[Category:Indian spoken word artists]]
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[[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India]]
[[Category:Artists from Kolkata]]

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