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| name = Tushar Kanti Ghosh | {{Infobox person | ||
| birth_date = September | | name = Tushar Kanti Ghosh | ||
| birth_place = [[Calcutta]], [[British India]] | | birth_date = {{birth-date|21 September 1898}} | ||
| death_date = August | | birth_place = [[Calcutta]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]] | ||
| death_place = [[ | | death_date = {{death-date and age|29 August 1994|21 September 1898}} | ||
| occupation = Journalist, novelist, children's author | | death_place = [[Calcutta, West Bengal]], India | ||
| children = 2 | | occupation = Journalist, novelist, children's author | ||
| alma_mater = [[Bangabasi College]] | | parents = [[Sisir Kumar Ghosh]] (father) | ||
| | | children = 2 | ||
| image = | | alma_mater = {{ubl|[[Hindu School]]|[[Bangabasi College]]}} | ||
| image_size = 140 | | movement = [[Indian independence movement]], [[non-violence movement]] | ||
| known_for = Grand old man of Indian journalism, the dean of Indian journalism | |||
| organization = [[Amrita Bazar Patrika]] (Editor) | |||
| awards = [[Padma Bhushan]] (1964) | |||
| image = TusharKantiGhosh.png | |||
| image_size = 140 | |||
}} | }} | ||
[[File:Tushar_Kanti_Ghosh.jpg|thumb|Ghosh, {{c.|1935}}]] | |||
'''Tushar Kanti Ghosh''' (21 September 1898 – 29 August 1994) was an Indian journalist and writer. For sixty years, until shortly before his death, Ghosh was the editor of the English-language newspaper ''[[Amrita Bazar Patrika]]'' in [[Kolkata]].<ref name=":0" /> He also served as the leader of prominent journalism organizations such as the [[International Press Institute]] and the [[Commonwealth Press Union]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1994-08-31-1994243041-story.html|title=Tushar Kanti Ghosh, 96, a newspaper baron...|last=The Baltimore Sun|website=baltimoresun.com|date=31 August 1994 |language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015205048/https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1994-08-31-1994243041-story.html|archive-date=15 October 2019|access-date=2019-10-16}}</ref> Ghosh was known as the "grand old man of Indian journalism"<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/tilakgokhalerevo0000wolp|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/tilakgokhalerevo0000wolp/page/359 359]|title=Tilak and Gokhale: Revolution and Reform in the Making of Modern India|last=Wolpert|first=Stanley A.|date=1 January 1962|publisher=University of California Press|language=en}}</ref> and "the dean of Indian journalism" for his contributions to the [[Media of India|country's free press]].<ref name=":0" /> | |||
==Life and works== | |||
Ghosh studied at the [[Bangabasi College]] of the [[University of Calcutta]].<ref name="About">{{Cite web |url=http://www.bangabasi.org/aboutus.html |title=The Story of the Bangabasi College |access-date=7 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130612083812/http://www.bangabasi.org/aboutus.html |archive-date=12 June 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> He replaced his father as editor of the ''Amrita Bazar Patrika'' and founded sister newspapers across India, as well as a [[Bengali language|Bengali-language]] paper called ''Jugantar.''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/143119/9/09_chapter%204.pdf|title=Without the Raj: State Control and the English-Language Press in India|website=Shodhganga (শোধগাঙ্গা)|pages=237–324}}</ref> | Ghosh studied at the [[Bangabasi College]] of the [[University of Calcutta]].<ref name="About">{{Cite web |url=http://www.bangabasi.org/aboutus.html |title=The Story of the Bangabasi College |access-date=7 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130612083812/http://www.bangabasi.org/aboutus.html |archive-date=12 June 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> He replaced his father as editor of the ''Amrita Bazar Patrika'' and founded sister newspapers across India, as well as a [[Bengali language|Bengali-language]] paper called ''Jugantar.''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/143119/9/09_chapter%204.pdf|title=Without the Raj: State Control and the English-Language Press in India|website=Shodhganga (শোধগাঙ্গা)|pages=237–324}}</ref> | ||
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According to a possibly apocryphal story, the colonial [[List of governors of Bengal|Governor of Bengal Province]] once informed Ghosh that while he read Ghosh's paper regularly, its grammar was imperfect and "it does some violence to the English language." Ghosh reportedly replied, "That, Your Excellency, is my contribution to the freedom struggle."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/static/html/fl2325/stories/20061229001509000.htm|title=Communicating in English|last=Ghose|first=Bhaskar|date=2006|website=frontline.thehindu.com|access-date=2019-10-16}}</ref> | According to a possibly apocryphal story, the colonial [[List of governors of Bengal|Governor of Bengal Province]] once informed Ghosh that while he read Ghosh's paper regularly, its grammar was imperfect and "it does some violence to the English language." Ghosh reportedly replied, "That, Your Excellency, is my contribution to the freedom struggle."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/static/html/fl2325/stories/20061229001509000.htm|title=Communicating in English|last=Ghose|first=Bhaskar|date=2006|website=frontline.thehindu.com|access-date=2019-10-16}}</ref> | ||
In addition to his work as a journalist, Ghosh wrote fictional novels and children's books.<ref name=":1" /> In 1964, he was a recipient of the third-highest civilian honour of India, the [[Padma Bhushan]], for his contributions to literature and education.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2015 | access-date=21 July 2015 | archive-url=https:// | In addition to his work as a journalist, Ghosh wrote fictional novels and children's books.<ref name=":1" /> In 1964, he was a recipient of the third-highest civilian honour of India, the [[Padma Bhushan]], for his contributions to literature and education.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2015 | access-date=21 July 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | archive-date=15 October 2015 | url-status=live }}</ref> Ghosh died of heart failure in Kolkata in 1994 after a brief illness.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/08/30/obituaries/tushar-kanti-ghosh-indian-journalist-95.html|title=Tushar Kanti Ghosh, Indian Journalist, 95|agency=Reuters|date=1994-08-30|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-10-16|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015204402/https://www.nytimes.com/1994/08/30/obituaries/tushar-kanti-ghosh-indian-journalist-95.html|archive-date=15 October 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:39, 13 November 2025
Tushar Kanti Ghosh | |
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| Born | 21 September 1898 |
| Died | 29 August 1994 (aged 95) Calcutta, West Bengal, India |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Journalist, novelist, children's author |
| Organization | Amrita Bazar Patrika (Editor) |
| Known for | Grand old man of Indian journalism, the dean of Indian journalism |
| Movement | Indian independence movement, non-violence movement |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Sisir Kumar Ghosh (father) |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan (1964) |
Tushar Kanti Ghosh (21 September 1898 – 29 August 1994) was an Indian journalist and writer. For sixty years, until shortly before his death, Ghosh was the editor of the English-language newspaper Amrita Bazar Patrika in Kolkata.[1] He also served as the leader of prominent journalism organizations such as the International Press Institute and the Commonwealth Press Union.[1] Ghosh was known as the "grand old man of Indian journalism"[2] and "the dean of Indian journalism" for his contributions to the country's free press.[1]
Life and works[edit | edit source]
Ghosh studied at the Bangabasi College of the University of Calcutta.[3] He replaced his father as editor of the Amrita Bazar Patrika and founded sister newspapers across India, as well as a Bengali-language paper called Jugantar.[4]
Ghosh rose to prominence as a journalist in the Indian independence movement. He was a supporter of Mahatma Gandhi and the non-violence movement. British colonial authorities imprisoned Ghosh in 1935 for an article which attacked the authority of British judges.[5]
According to a possibly apocryphal story, the colonial Governor of Bengal Province once informed Ghosh that while he read Ghosh's paper regularly, its grammar was imperfect and "it does some violence to the English language." Ghosh reportedly replied, "That, Your Excellency, is my contribution to the freedom struggle."[6]
In addition to his work as a journalist, Ghosh wrote fictional novels and children's books.[5] In 1964, he was a recipient of the third-highest civilian honour of India, the Padma Bhushan, for his contributions to literature and education.[7] Ghosh died of heart failure in Kolkata in 1994 after a brief illness.[8]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Baltimore Sun (31 August 1994). "Tushar Kanti Ghosh, 96, a newspaper baron..." baltimoresun.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ↑ Wolpert, Stanley A. (1 January 1962). Tilak and Gokhale: Revolution and Reform in the Making of Modern India. University of California Press. p. 359.
- ↑ "The Story of the Bangabasi College". Archived from the original on 12 June 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ↑ "Without the Raj: State Control and the English-Language Press in India" (PDF). Shodhganga (শোধগাঙ্গা). pp. 237–324.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Tushar Kanti Ghosh, Independence Crusader, Dies at 96". AP NEWS. Archived from the original on 15 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ↑ Ghose, Bhaskar (2006). "Communicating in English". frontline.thehindu.com. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ↑ "Tushar Kanti Ghosh, Indian Journalist, 95". The New York Times. Reuters. 30 August 1994. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 15 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.