Shankha Ghosh

Sankha Ghosh
Born	6 February 1932
Nationality	Indian
Ethnicity	Bengali
Known for	Poet and critic
Religion	Hindu
Awards	Padma Bhushan (2011)

Shankha Ghosh (Bengali: শঙ্খ ঘোষ পোষা কবি; born 6 February 1932)^[1] is a Bengali Indian poet and critic. He was born in 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

Ghosh 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 institutions, 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 in the 1960s. He has also taught at Delhi University, the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies at Shimla, and at the Visva-Bharati University.

Selected works

• Adim lata-gulmomay (Ancient vines and trees)
• Murkha baro, samajik nay (A fool, not social)
• Kabir abhipray (The poet's intention)
• Mukh dheke jay bigyapane
• Babarer prarthana (Babur's prayer)

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^[2]
• Sahitya Akademi Award for translation (1999, for translation of raktakalyaan)
• Desikottam by Visva-Bharati (1999)
• Padma Bhushan by the Government of India (2011)
• Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement "Sahityabrahma" Award by the World Forum for Journalists and Writers (WFJW) (2015)
• D.Litt by Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, India (2015)

He was also awarded a D.Litt (h.c.) by Vidyasagar University in 2010.

References

1. Pharida Kabira (1986). Pañcāsa Bacharera Premera Kabitā: Bāṃlādeśa O Paścimabāṃlāra Kabitāra Panḍulipi Saṃkalana. Signorinā. p. 82.
2. "Saraswati Samman for Shankha Ghosh". TributeIndia.com. 1999-02-06. Retrieved 2008-10-26.