Shankha Ghosh | |
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 Ghosh in 2011 | |
| Born | Chittapriya Ghosh 5 February 1932 |
| Died | 21 April 2021 (aged 89) Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta |
| Known for | Bengali literature |
| Title | Poet |
| Spouse | Pratima Ghosh (née Biswas) |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan (2011) Jnanpith Award (2016) Sahitya Akademi Award (1977) SahityaBramha Award (2015) World Forum for Journalists and Writers, Kolkata |
Sankha Ghosh (born Chittapriya Ghosh; 5 February 1932 – 21 April 2021)[1][2] was an Indian poet and literary critic.[3] 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.[4]
Ghosh passed matriculation from Chandraprabha Vidyapitha, Pabna.[4] 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.
- ^ Pharida Kabira (1986). Pañcāsa Bacharera Premera Kabitā: Bāṃlādeśa O Paścimabāṃlāra Kabitāra Panḍulipi Saṃkalana (in Bengali). Signorinā. p. 82.
- ^ "Sankha Ghosh - Biographical Sketch [Parabaas Translation]". Parabaas. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ "Sankha Ghosh, 1932-". Library of Congress, New Delhi Office. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ a b কবি শঙ্খ ঘোষ আর নেই. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 20 April 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2022.