Background
He was born in Chandpur of what is now Bangladesh.
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Shankha Ghosh
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University of Calcutta. Presidency University, Kolkata.
Career
Shankha Ghosh is regarded a leading authority on Rabindranath 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.
He joined the Iowa Writer"s Workshop in the 1960s. He has also taught at Delhi University, the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies at Shimla, and at the Visva-Bharati University.
Achievements
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Narsingh Das Puraskar (1977, for Muurkha baro, saamaajik nay) Sahitya Akademi Award (1977, for Baabarer praarthanaa) Rabindra-Puraskar (1989, for Dhum legechhe hrit kamale) Saraswati Samman for his anthology Gandharba Kabitaguccha Sahitya Akademi Award for translation (1999, for translation of raktakalyaan) Desikottam by Visva-Bharati (1999) Padma Bhushan by the Government of India (2011) Hall of Fame time Achievement "Sahityabrahma" Award by the World Forum for Journalists and Writers (WFJW) (2015) D.Litt by Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, India (2015) He was also awarded a D.Litt (hc) by Vidyasagar University in 2010.
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Awards
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Sahitya Akademi Award; Padma Bhushan Sahitya Akademi Award; Padma Bhushan; Saraswati Samman Narsingh Das Puraskar (1977, for Muurkha baro, saamaajik nay) Sahitya Akademi Award (1977, for Baabarer praarthanaa) Rabindra-Puraskar (1989, for Dhum legechhe hrit kamale) Saraswati Samman for his anthology Gandharba Kabitaguccha Sahitya Akademi Award for translation (1999, for translation of raktakalyaan) Desikottam by Visva-Bharati (1999) Padma Bhushan by the Government of India (2011) Hall of Fame time Achievement "Sahityabrahma" Award by the World Forum for Journalists and Writers (WFJW) (2015) D.Litt by Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, India (2015) He was also awarded a D.Litt (hc) by Vidyasagar University in 2010. Sahitya Akademi Award is given by the Sahitya Akademi, India’s national academy of letters to one writer every year in each of the languages recognized by it as well as for translations.; The Saraswati Samman is an annual award for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any 22 Indian language listed in Schedule VIII of the Constitution of India.Sahitya Akademi Award; Padma Bhushan Sahitya Akademi Award; Padma Bhushan; Saraswati Samman Narsingh Das Puraskar (1977, for Muurkha baro, saamaajik nay) Sahitya Akademi Award (1977, for Baabarer praarthanaa) Rabindra-Puraskar (1989, for Dhum legechhe hrit kamale) Saraswati Samman for his anthology Gandharba Kabitaguccha Sahitya Akademi Award for translation (1999, for translation of raktakalyaan) Desikottam by Visva-Bharati (1999) Padma Bhushan by the Government of India (2011) Hall of Fame time Achievement "Sahityabrahma" Award by the World Forum for Journalists and Writers (WFJW) (2015) D.Litt by Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, India (2015) He was also awarded a D.Litt (hc) by Vidyasagar University in 2010. Sahitya Akademi Award is given by the Sahitya Akademi, India’s national academy of letters to one writer every year in each of the languages recognized by it as well as for translations.; The Saraswati Samman is an annual award for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any 22 Indian language listed in Schedule VIII of the Constitution of India.