Sankha Ghosh: A Poet and Face Beyond Advertisements
The death of the litterateur ends the generation of post-Independence Bengali poets.
Sankha Ghosh (1932-2021) . Photo: Twitter
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Bengali poet and novelist Sunil Gangopadhyay recalled collecting poems of his contemporary Sankha Ghosh for the inaugural edition of the legendary little magazine
Krittibas in 1953. âThe most discussed young poet in those days was Sankha Ghosh,â wrote Gangopadhyay in his autobiographyÂ
Ardhek Jibon (
Half a Life, Ananda Publishers, Calcutta, 2002):
“Narayan Gangopadhyay [novelist] had read his [Ghoshâs] poetry to his students in the Bengali class at City College. We were also enamoured after reading his poetry in Parichay. We must have his poems. And we were delighted to get our hand on an entire notebook of Shankha Ghoshâs poetry. His handwriting was like pearls, and each poem shone like a diamond. Perhaps, it was in this notebook that he was putting
Ghosh was born on February 6, 1932, at Chandpur in present-day Bangladesh.
He was in home isolation on the advice of doctors, according to Health Department sources.
Kolkata: Noted Bengali poet Shankha Ghosh died on Wednesday morning while he was in isolation at his residence after testing positive for COVID-19, his family said. Ghosh, 89, was found to be COVID-positive on April 14.
He was in home isolation on the advice of doctors, according to Health Department sources.
Shankha Ghosh, who suffered from several comorbidities, was hospitalised a few months ago due to the deterioration of his health condition.
Considered to be having authority on Rabindranath Tagore, Ghosh is known for Adim Lata - Gulmomay and Murkha Baro Samajik Nay , among other books.
Bengali poet Shankha Ghosh dies battling COVID-19 at 89
Shankha Ghosh s death came even as Bengal was recovering from the demise of iconic actor Soumitra Chattopadhyay who passed away in November, fighting post-COVID complications.
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KOLKATA: Noted Bengali poet Shankha Ghosh, a Padma Bhushan awardee, died on Wednesday morning while he was in isolation at his residence after testing positive for COVID-19, his family said.
Ghosh, 89, was found to be COVID-positive on April 14.
He was in home isolation on the advice of doctors and was stable, his family said.
However, his condition deteriorated suddenly late on Tuesday night, following which he was given oxygen support, they said.
Noted Bengali poet Shankha Ghosh succumbs to Covid
Noted Bengali poet Shankha Ghosh succumbs to Covid
Last Updated: Wed, Apr 21st, 2021, 14:40:20hrs
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in her condolence message to the family said, I am deeply mourned at the death of noted poet, literary critic and an authority in Rabindranath Tagore, Shankha Ghosh. Shankha Babu has taught in universities like Jadavpur, Delhi and Viswa Bharati. I had a very good relationship with Shankha Babu . His death is a huge loss in the world of literature. I express my heartfelt condolences for his family members.
Sources in the health department said that Shankha Ghosh was advised home isolation after he was diagnosed with Covid-19 on April 14. He had several comorbidities, including sugar and hypertension and was admitted to hospital a few days back due to his deteriorating health condition. Ghosh is survived by his daughters Semanti and Srabanti, and wife Pratima.