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  • Biographical Sketch: Sankha Ghosh (1932 - 2021) : Parabaas



    Sankha Ghosh (শঙ্খ ঘোষ) was born on February 6, 1932, in Chandpur, now in Bangladesh. He got his BA in Bengali from the Presidency College, Calcutta, in 1951 and his Master's from the University of Calcutta in 1954. He taught at different colleges, starting with the Bangabasi College, Calcutta. After short stints at two other colleges, he taught at the City College, Calcutta from 1957 till 1965. Thereafter, he joined the Jadavpur University, from where he retired in 1992. In between, he spent time at the Iowa Writers' Workshop, USA (1967-68), Delhi University, the Indian Institute of Advanced Study at Simla, Vishwabharati, and as Principal of the Rabindra-Bhavan at Shantiniketan.

    A prolific writer, he has published some 60 volumes so far, including about 16 volumes of poetry. He is a leading literary critic; his books on Tagore and on poetics, rhymes, even spelling are as pleasing to read as they are appealing to the intellect. He has received many awards, including Narsingh Das Puraskar (1977, for মূর্খ বড়ো, সামাজিক নয়, 'murkho baDo, samajik noy'), Akademi Award (1977, for বাবরের প্রার্থনা, 'Babur-er Prarthana'), Rabindra-Puraskar (1989, for ধূম লেগেছে হৃৎকমলে, 'dhUm legechhe hR^it.hkamale'), and the Akademi Award for translation (1999, for translation of রক্তকল্যাণ, 'raktakalyaaN'). Vishwabharati conferred the title of Desikottam on him in 1999. He received the Jnanpith Award in 2016.

    Besides English, his works have been translated into Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Assamese and Malayalam.

    Published in Parabaas: November, 2001; Updated 2023, October 2026

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