Shankha Ghosh
Shankha Ghosh | |
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Ghosh in 2011 | |
| Born | Chittapriya Ghosh 5 February 1932 Chandpur, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 21 April 2021 (aged 89) Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta |
| Known for | Bengali literature |
| Title | Poet |
| Spouse | Pratima Ghosh (née Biswas) |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan (2011) Jnanpith Award (2016) Sahitya Akademi Award (1977) |
Sankha Ghosh (born Chittapriya Ghosh; 5 February 1932 – 21 April 2021) was an Indian poet and literary critic. He was born in Chandpur District of the then Bengal Presidency, present day Bangladesh. His ancestral home was at Banaripara Upazila in Barisal District. He spent his childhood and adolescence in Ishwardi Upazila of Pabna District, which was his father's workplace.
Ghosh passed matriculation from Chandraprabha Vidyapitha, Pabna. He got his undergraduate degree in Arts in Bengali from Presidency College, Kolkata in 1951 and subsequently his master's degree from the University of Calcutta in the year 1954.
Acclaimed in India, his work lacks global recognition due to poor English translations.