Shankha Ghosh

Shankha Ghosh (5 February 1932 – 21 April 2021) was a Bengali Indian poet  and critic. In 2011, he was honored with the Padma Bhushan. He taught at 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 has won a number of prestigious awards including Jnanpith Award in 2016. His pen name is kuntak.

Ghosh died on 21 April 2021 in Kolkata from COVID-19, aged 89.

Poems
 Dinguli Raatguli (First Story)
  Nihito Patal Saya
 Pajore Darer Sabdo
 Jol e Pasan hoye ache
 Dhum legeche rith kamole
 Gota desh jora joughar
 Proti prosne kepe othe vite
 Hashi khushi mukhe sarbonash
 Adim lata-gulmomay (Ancient vines and trees)
 Murkha baro, samajik nay (Big fool, not social)
 Kabir abhipray (The poet's intention)
 Mukh dheke jay bigyapane (Faces are hidden by advertisements)
 Babarer prarthana (Babur's prayer)
 The Storm of Desire (a poem translated from Bengali by Nandini Gupta)
 Just this one (a poem translated from Bengali by Bhismadev Chakrabarti)

References

Category:1932 births
Category:2021 deaths
Category:20th-century Indian poets
Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Kolkata