Key facts
- Born
- 5 February 1932, Chandpur District
- Died
- 21 April 2021, Kolkata
- State of birth
- Chandpur District
- Sector
- Literature & writing
- Profession
- Indian Bengali poet, literary critic and educator (1932-2021)
- Gender
- Male
Biography
Sankha Ghosh 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.
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Timeline
- 1932Born in Chandpur District
- 1977Awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in Bengali
- 1998Awarded the Saraswati Samman
- 2002Awarded the Gangadhar National Award
- 2011Awarded the Padma Bhushan
- 2016Awarded the Jnanpith Award
- 2021Dies in Kolkata
Sources & licences
- English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- हिंदी विकिपीडिया (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- Wikidata (CC0) · 3/5