Shankha Ghosh

Shankha Ghosh Biography

Shankha Ghosh (Bengali: শঙ্খ ঘোষ) is a Bengali Indian poet and critic. Ghosh was born on February 6, 1932 at Chandpur of what is now Bangladesh. Shankha Ghosh is regarded a leading authority on Rabindranath in addition to being one of the most prolific writers in Bengali. Life He got his undergraduate degree in Arts in Bengali language from the Presidency College, Kolkata in 1951 and subsequently his Master's degree from the University of Calcutta. He taught at many educational institutes, including Bangabasi College, City College (all affiliated to the University of Calcutta) and at Jadavpur University, all in Kolkata. He retired from Jadavpur University in 1992. He joined the Iowa Writer's Workshop, USA in 1960's. He has also taught Delhi University, the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies at Shimla, and at the Visva-Bharati University. Awards Narsingh Das Puraskar (1977, for Muurkha baro, saamaajik nay) Sahitya Akademi Award (1977, for Baabarer praarthanaa) Rabindra-Puraskar (1989, for Dhum legechhe hrit kamale) Saraswati Samman for his anthology Gandharba Kabitaguccha Sahitya Akademi Award for translation (1999, for translation of raktakalyaan) Desikottam by Visva-Bharati (1999) Padma Bhushan by the Government of India (2011))

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Tapoja Ganguly 01 May 2018

Can you please add sangini written by sankha ghosh in your website

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Chandan Kumar ghosh 11 May 2018

Mahan kabi

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Amar dey 02 February 2018

1 aii aro bedhe bedhe thaki kabbo grontho ki

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Sylvia Frances Chan 03 December 2021

Happy to read that The Poet Of The Day is Mr. Shankha Ghosh Sir, a famous poet from Benghali, India. Congratulations to the family of the great Poet.

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Arindam biswas 02 February 2019

What is the orijenal name of shankho gosh

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Tapati biswas 11 September 2018

Din furole kabiter sthik nam

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pradip sengupta 22 July 2018

I want to know about his childhood school life.

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Debarpita Das 11 May 2018

What is his pen name

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