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Shankha Ghosh
Shankha Ghosh | |
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 Ghosh in 2011 | |
| Born | Chittapriyo Ghosh February 5, 1932 |
| Died | 21 April 2021 (aged 89) Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta |
| Known for | Bengali Literature |
| Title | Poet |
| Spouse(s) | Pratima Ghosh (née Biswas)[1] |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan (2011) Jnanpith Award (2016) Sahitya Akademi Award (1977) SahityaBramha Award (2015) World Forum for Journalists and Writers, Kolkata |
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Shankha Ghosh (born: Chittapriyo Ghosh; 5 February 1932 – 21 April 2021)[2][3] was an Indian poet and critic.[4]
Ghosh got his undergraduate degree in Arts in Bengali language from the Presidency College, Kolkata, Kolkata in 1951 and subsequently his master's degree from the University of Calcutta in the year 1954.
Career[edit]
Ghosh taught at many educational institutions, including Bangabasi College, City College (all affiliated to the University of Calcutta) and at Jadavpur University, Jangipur College, Berhampore Girls' College all in Kolkata and West Bengal. He retired from Jadavpur University in 1992. In 1967, he participated in the International Writing Program's Fall Residency at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA. He also taught at Delhi University, the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies at Shimla, and at the Visva-Bharati University. He won many awards including Jnanpith Award in 2016. His pen name was Kuntak.[5] Among the most respected names in contemporary Bengali literature, Ghosh was one of the ‘Pancha Pandavas’— along with Shakti Chattopadhyay, Sunil Gangopadhyay, Binoy Majumdar and Utpal Kumar Basu — who gave a new identity to the Bengali literary world.
Ghosh tested positive for COVID-19 on 14 April 2021. Later he suffered from several comorbidities and died on 21 April 2021 at 11:30 am at his house in Kolkata.[6][7][8]
Poems[edit]
- Dinguli Raatguli (First Story)
- Nihito Patal Saya
- Pajore Darer Sabdo
- Jol e Pasan hoye ache
- Dhum legeche rith kamole
- Gota desh jora joughar
- Proti prosne kepe othe vite
- Hashi khushi mukhe sarbonash
- Adim lata-gulmomay (Ancient vines and trees)
- Murkha baro, samajik nay (Big fool, not social)
- Kabir abhipray (The poet's intention)
- Mukh dheke jay bigyapane (Faces are hidden by advertisements)
- Babarer prarthana (Babur's prayer)
- The Neel Manush Series (Story of the blue giant)
Awards[edit]
- Narsingh Das Puraskar (1977, for Murkha baro, samajik nay)[9]
- Sahitya Akademi Award (1977, for Baabarer praarthanaa)[10]
- Rabindra Puraskar (1989, for Dhum legechhe hrit kamale)[9]
- Saraswati Samman for his anthology Gandharba Kabitaguccha[11]
- Sahitya Akademi Award for translation of Taledanda (Kannada) Play into Bengali named Raktakalyan (1999)[10]
- Desikottam by Visva-Bharati (1999)[12]
- D.Litt. by Vidyasagar University (2010)
- Padma Bhushan by the Government of India (2011)
- Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement "Sahityabrahma" Award by the World Forum for Journalists and Writers (WFJW) (2015)
- D.Litt. by Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, India (2015)
- Jnanpith Award by the Government of India (2016)[13]
References[edit]
- ↑ "প্ৰয়াত শঙ্খ ঘোষেৰ স্ত্ৰী, কবিৰ প্ৰয়াণেৰ ৮ দিনেৰ মাথায় জীবনাবসান প্ৰতিমাদেবীৰ". bangla.hindustantimes.com. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ↑ Pharida Kabira (1986). Pañcāsa Bacharera Premera Kabitā: Bāṃlādeśa O Paścimabāṃlāra Kabitāra Panḍulipi Saṃkalana (in Bengali). Signorinā. p. 82.
- ↑ Inc., Parabaas. "Sankha Ghosh - Biographical Sketch [Parabaas Translation]". parabaas.com. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ "Sankha Ghosh, 1932-". Library of Congress, New Delhi Office. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ↑ "Acclaimed Bengali poet Shankha Ghosh to get 2016 Jnanpith Award". Daily News Analysis. 23 December 2016. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
- ↑ KolkataApril 21, India Today Web Desk; April 21, 2021UPDATED; Ist, 2021 13:00. "Celebrated Bengali poet Sankha Ghosh dies of Covid at 89 in Kolkata". India Today. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Legendary Bengali poet Shankha Ghosh dies of COVID".
- ↑ Atri, Mitra (21 April 2021). "Bengali poet Shankha Ghosh passes away due to Covid-19 complications". The Indian Express.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Bengali poet Shankha Ghosh chosen for Jnanpith Award". Hindustan Times. 23 December 2016.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Sahitya: Akademi Awards". sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ↑ "Saraswati Samman for Shankha Ghosh". The Tribune. 6 February 1999. Retrieved 26 October 2008.
- ↑ Kumar, Kuldeep (14 December 2018). "Shankha Ghosh: A gifted and sensitive writer". The Hindu.
- ↑ "Jnanpith award for veteran poet Shankha Ghosh". The Times of India. 24 December 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
External links[edit]
- Presidency University, Kolkata alumni
- Bengali-language poets
- People from Chandpur District
- Recipients of the Rabindra Puraskar
- Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Bengali
- University of Calcutta alumni
- University of Calcutta faculty
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- 2021 deaths
- Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in literature & education
- Jadavpur University faculty
- Visva-Bharati University faculty
- Indian literary critics
- City College, Kolkata faculty
- International Writing Program alumni
- Bengali male poets
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- Recipients of the Gangadhar National Award
- Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India