Celebrated Bengali Poet Shankha Ghosh Passes Away at 89

Celebrated Bengali Poet Shankha Ghosh Passes Away at 89
The Jnanpith Award-winning poet had tested positive for COVID-19 on April 14.
Shankha Ghosh. Photo: Twitter
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Kolkata: One of Bengal’s most celebrated present-day poets, Shankha Ghosh passed away on the morning of Wednesday, April 21. He was 89.
Ghosh had tested positive for COVID-19 on April 14 and had been in isolation at his residence since. He suffered from several ailments. A few months ago, he had been hospitalised for a few days.
Ghosh was born as ‘Chittopriyo Ghosh’ on February 6, 1932, at Chandpur in present-day Bangladesh.
His work reflected the syncretic literary spirit of Bengali poetic history and spoke of Rabindranath Tagore’s influence to a great extent. He is known especially for his poetry volumes,

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