Tushar Kanti Ghosh | |
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Born | 21 September 1898 |
Died | 29 August 1994 Calcutta, West Bengal, India | (aged 95)
Alma mater | |
Occupation(s) | 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 | 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]