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Shankha Ghosh

1932 - 2021

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shankha Ghosh is the 5,530th most popular writer (down from 5,090th in 2019), the 50th most popular biography from Bangladesh (down from 48th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Bangladeshi Writer.

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Among writers, Shankha Ghosh ranks 5,530 out of 7,302. Before him are Zofka Kveder, William Tenn, Millosh Gjergj Nikolla, Val McDermid, Lydia Maria Child, and Xaviera Hollander. After him are Juana Manuela Gorriti, Leonard Howell, Evgeny Sveshnikov, Wang Meng, Steven Moffat, and Marina Lewycka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Shankha Ghosh ranks 422. Before him are Ivan Šantek, François Deguelt, Alain Jessua, Pik Botha, Ann Bannon, and Edward Stevens. After him are Elliott H. Lieb, Ferenc Machos, Kurt Stettler, Khalil Taha, Joseph P. Kerwin, and Germano de Figueiredo. Among people deceased in 2021, Shankha Ghosh ranks 495. Before him are Robert Bly, Buddy Van Horn, Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé, Gerry Ashmore, Lubomir Kavalek, and Peter Del Monte. After him are Evgeny Sveshnikov, Andrzej Zieliński, Dorothy Manley, Marco Maciel, Bonfoh Abass, and Gabriel Núñez.

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In Bangladesh

Among people born in Bangladesh, Shankha Ghosh ranks 50 out of 74. Before him are Humayun Ahmed (1948), Nurul Amin (1893), Bagha Jatin (1879), Abu Sayeed Chowdhury (1921), Ahmed Sofa (1943), and Sufia Kamal (1911). After him are Syed Nazrul Islam (1925), Abdul Quader Molla (1948), Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem (1916), Utpal Dutt (1929), Moudud Ahmed (1940), and Mohammad Mohammadullah (1921).

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Among WRITERS In Bangladesh

Among writers born in Bangladesh, Shankha Ghosh ranks 10. Before him are Chittaranjan Das (1869), Taslima Nasrin (1962), Kamini Roy (1864), Humayun Ahmed (1948), Ahmed Sofa (1943), and Sufia Kamal (1911). After him are Avijit Roy (1972), Mamunul Haque (1973), and Monica Ali (1967).

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