SANKHA GHOSH

Subject : Culture

Context : Eminent Bengali poet Shankha Ghosh passed after testing positive for COVID-19. Ghosh was 89.

Concept :

Considered to be an authority on Rabindranath Tagore, his famous works include AdimLata – Gulmomay and MurkhaBaroSamajik Nay, among other books.
The poet was vocal about contemporary issues and was also seen at the forefront during many political upheavals in the state including the Nandigram violence.
In 2011, he was awarded Padma Bhushan and in 2016 he received the Jnanpith Award. In 1977, he received the SahityaAkademi Award for his book ‘BabarerPrarthana‘.