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Shankha Ghosh (Chittapriya Ghosh) was born on 5 February, 1932 in Chandpur, Bengal Presidency, British India, is an Indian poet (1932–2021). Discover Shankha Ghosh's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 89 years old?
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Chittapriya Ghosh |
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Chandpur, Bengal Presidency, British India |
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21 April, 2021 |
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Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
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India
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His wife is Pratima Ghosh (née Biswas)
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Shankha Ghosh Net Worth
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Sankha Ghosh (born Chittapriya Ghosh; 5 February 1932 – 21 April 2021) was an Indian poet and literary critic.
He was born in Chandpur District of the then Bengal Presidency, present day Bangladesh.
His ancestral home was at Banaripara Upazila in Barisal District.
He spent his childhood and adolescence in Ishwardi Upazila of Pabna District, which was his father's workplace.
Ghosh passed matriculation from Chandraprabha Vidyapitha, Pabna.
He got his undergraduate degree in Arts in Bengali from Presidency College, Kolkata in 1951 and subsequently his master's degree from the University of Calcutta in the year 1954.
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.
1. Dinguli rātaguli (দিনগুলি রাতগুলি) (1956)
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.
2. Ekhan samaẏa naẏ (এখন সময় নয়) (1967)
3. Nihita pātālachāẏā (নিহিত পাতালছায়া) (1967)
4. Saṅkha ghōṣēr śrēṣṭha kabitā (শঙ্খ ঘোষের শ্রেষ্ঠ কবিতা) (1970)
5. Adima latāgulmamaẏ (আদিম লতাগুল্মময়) (1972)
6. Mūrkha baṛa sāmājika naẏa (মূর্খ বড় সামাজিক নয়) (1974)
7. Baburēr prārthanā (বাবরের প্রার্থনা) (1976)
8. Minibook[ মিনিবুক] (1978)
9. Tumi to temon gaurī na'ō [তুমি তেমন গৌরী নও ](1978)
10. Panjarē dāṛēr Shabda [পাঁজরে দাঁড়ের শব্দ ](1980)
11. Kabitāsangraha -1[ কবিতাসংগ্রহ -১ ] (1980)
12. Praharajōṛā tritāla [ প্রহরজোড়া ত্রিতাল](1982)
He retired from Jadavpur University in 1992.
He won many awards including Jnanpith Award in 2016.
Ghosh and his wife tested positive for COVID-19 on 14 April 2021.
Later he suffered from several complications and died on 21 April 2021, at his home in Kolkata.
8 days after poet's death, his wife Pratima Ghosh also died from COVID-19 complications.
Shankha Ghosh made an immense contribution to the world of Bengali poetry.
‘Days and Nights’, ‘Babar’s Prayer’, ‘Face Covered in Advertisement’, ‘Gandharva Poems’ are his notable books of poetry.Although Shankha Ghosh was initially known as a 'poet', his prose works are numerous.
He has combined poetry and prose.
He was an eminent Rabindra expert, noting Rabindranath Tagore's 'Ocampore Rabindranath', 'A Amir Awaran', 'Kaler Matra O Rabindra Natak', 'Chhander Baranda' and 'Damini's Song'.
‘Words and Truth’, ‘Urvashir Hasi’, ‘Ahan Sab Alik’ are his other notable prose works.
His writings have been studied and popular in Bengali for years.
The poetic mind of Shankha Ghosh, its speed is two-way.
On the one hand, that mind is always aware of the repercussions of all the socio-political events of the day.Ghosh's sensitive poetry roared against any unjust injustice in the society.
We see its expression sometimes in poems written in sharp satire, satirical language.
The people of the lower classes, the poor can get the poetry of Shankha Ghosh as a companion to their daily suffering.
Shankha Ghosh identifies every inequality of society, every lack of justice with his infallible poems.