Shankha Ghosh
| Sankha Ghosh | |
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| Born | 6 February 1932 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Known for | Poet and critic |
| Awards |
Padma Bhushan (2011) Jnanpith Award (2016) Sahitya Akademi Award (1977,1999) |
Padma Bhushan (2011) Jnanpith Award (2016)
Shankha Ghosh (Bengali: শঙ্খ ঘোষ ; born 6 February 1932) 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 Tagore in addition to being one of the most prolific writers in Bengali.
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. In 1967, he participated in the International Writing Program's Fall Residency at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA. He has also taught at Delhi University, the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies at Shimla, and at the Visva-Bharati University. He has won a number of prestigious awards, the most recent being Jnanpith Award.
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