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Shankha Ghosh | |
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| Born | Chittapriya Ghosh (1932-02-05)5 February 1932 |
| Died | 21 April 2021(2021-04-21) (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) |
Sankha Ghosh (bornChittapriya Ghosh; 5 February 1932 – 21 April 2021)[1][2] was an Indian poet and literary critic.[3] He was born inChandpur District of the thenBengal Presidency, present dayBangladesh. His ancestral home was atBanaripara Upazila inBarisal District. He spent his childhood and adolescence inIshwardi Upazila ofPabna District, which was his father's workplace.[4]
Ghosh passed matriculation from Chandraprabha Vidyapitha,Pabna.[4] He got his undergraduate degree in Arts inBengali fromPresidency College, Kolkata in 1951 and subsequently his master's degree from theUniversity of Calcutta in the year 1954.
Acclaimed inIndia, his work lacks global recognition due to poor English translations.[5]
Ghosh taught at many educational institutions, includingBangabasi College,City College (all affiliated to the University of Calcutta) and atJadavpur University,Jangipur College,Berhampore Girls' College all inKolkata andWest Bengal. He retired from Jadavpur University in 1992. In 1967, he participated in the International Writing Program's Fall Residency at theUniversity of Iowa inIowa City, IA. He also taught atDelhi University, theIndian Institute of Advanced Studies atShimla, and at theVisva-Bharati University. He won many awards includingJnanpith Award in 2016. His pen name wasKuntak.[6] Among the most respected names in contemporary Bengali literature, Ghosh was one of the ‘Pancha Pandavas’— along withShakti Chattopadhyay,Sunil Gangopadhyay,Binoy Majumdar andUtpal Kumar Basu — who gave a new identity to the Bengali literary world.
Ghosh was a member of theSocial Network for Assistance to People (informally Association SNAP) that published a ground-breaking survey in 2014 that revealed the extent of poverty among the Muslim community ofWest Bengal.[7]
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][9][10] 8 days after poet's death, his wife Pratima Ghosh also died from COVID-19 complications.[11]
Shankha Ghosh made 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.[citation needed] 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. The people of the lower classes, the poor can get the poetry of Shankha Ghosh as a companion to their daily suffering. Shankha Ghosh work identifies inequality of society, lack of justice with his infallible poems.[citation needed]
Poetics
1.Dinguli rātaguli (Bengali:দিনগুলি রাতগুলি) (1956)
2.Ekhan samaẏa naẏ (Bengali:এখন সময় নয়) (1967)
3.Nihita pātālachāẏā (Bengali:নিহিত পাতালছায়া) (1967)
4.Saṅkha ghōṣēr śrēṣṭha kabitā (Bengali:শঙ্খ ঘোষের শ্রেষ্ঠ কবিতা) (1970)
5.Adima latāgulmamaẏ (Bengali:আদিম লতাগুল্মময়) (1972)
6.Mūrkha baṛa sāmājika naẏa (Bengali:মূর্খ বড় সামাজিক নয়) (1974)
7.Baburēr prārthanā (Bengali: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)
13.Mukh ḍhēkē jay Bigyapanē[মুখ ঢেকে যায় বিজ্ঞাপনে ] (1984)
14.Bandhurā māti tarajāẏa [বন্ধুরা মাতি তরজায় ](1984)
15. Dhuma lēgēchē hr̥idakamalē [ধুম লেগেছে হৃদকমলে ](1984)
16. Kabitāsaṅgraha - 2[ কবিতাসংগ্রহ - ২ ] (1991)
17.Lainei chilāma bābā [ লাইনেই ছিলাম বাবা](1993)
18. Gāndharva kabitāguccha[ গান্ধর্ব কবিতাগুচ্ছ ] (1994)
19.Saṅkha ghōṣēr nirbācita prēmēr kabitā[ শঙ্খ ঘোষের নির্বাচিত প্রেমের কবিতা] (1994)
20. Mini kabitār boi[মিনি কবিতার বই ] (1994)
21. Saber uparē śāmiẏānā [ শবের উপরে শামিয়ানা](1996)
22.Chhandēr bhitarē ēto andhakār [ ছন্দের ভিতরে এত অন্ধকার](1999)
23. Jol'i pāṣāṇ hoẏē āchē [ জলই পাষাণ হয়ে আছে ](2004)
24. Samasta khatēr mukhē pali [ সমস্ত ক্ষতের মুখে পলি ](2007)
25. Māṭikhōm̐ṛā purōnō karōṭi[ মাটিখোঁড়া পুরোনো করোটি] (2009)
26. Gōṭādēśajōṛā ja'ughara [ গোটাদেশজোড়া জউঘর ](2010)
27. Hāsikhuśi mukhē sarbanāś[ হাসিখুশি মুখে সর্বনাশ] (2011)
28. Prati praśnē jēgē ōṭhē bhiṭē [ প্রতি প্রশ্নে জেগে ওঠে ভিটে](2012)
29.Bahus Various stabdha paṛē āchē[বহুস্বর স্তব্ধ পড়ে আছে ] (2014)
30.prēmēra kabitā [প্রেমের কবিতা ](2014)
31 . śaṅkha ghōṣēra kabitāsaṅgraha[শঙ্খ ঘোষের কবিতাসংগ্রহ ] (2015)
32. śuni nīraba ciṯkāra[ শুনি নীরব চিৎকার ] (2015)
33. ē'ō ēka byathā upaśama [এও এক ব্যথা উপশম ](2017)
Prose
1. kālēra mātrā ō rabīndranāṭak [ কালের মাত্রা ও রবীন্দ্রনাটকএ](1969)
2. niḥśabdēra tarjanī[ নিঃশব্দের তর্জনী ] (1971)
