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Binoy Ghosh

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Binoy Ghosh

Aliases: Kalpecha (কালপেঁচা)
Pen Names: Kalpecha（Pen name used in some works / as a sobriquet）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1917-06-14 （Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India）
Died
1980-07-24 （Kolkata, West Bengal, India） age 63
Nationality
India
Languages
Bengali, English

Career

Occupations
Sociologist, Writer, Researcher, Journalist, Literary critic
Active Years
1940-1980
Affiliations
Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA)
Influenced By
Karl Marx, Marxist schools of thought

Education

Asutosh College
Country: India
Reported to have graduated (exact year unknown)
University of Calcutta
Ancient Indian History and Anthropology
Country: India
Post-graduate studies in ancient Indian history and anthropology (exact year unknown)

Awards

Rabindra Puraskar
1959
Work: Paschim Banger Sanskriti (Culture of West Bengal)
Organization: Government of West Bengal
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Shilpa Sanskrti O Samaj (Industry, Culture and Society)

1940 Sociology / Cultural studies

An early sociological essay discussing the impact of industry and culture on society.

IndustrializationCultural changeSocial structure

Banglar Nabajagrti (Bengal Renaissance)

1948 History / Cultural studies

Cultural-historical reflections on the Bengal Renaissance.

RenaissanceSocial reformCultural movements

Vidyasagar O Bangali Samaj (Vidyasagar and Bengali Society)

1957 Biography / Social history

A multi-volume study of Vidyasagar's life and his influence on Bengali society (in 4 volumes).

BiographySocial reformEducation

Paschim Banger Sanskriti (Culture of West Bengal)

1957 Cultural anthropology / Regional cultural study

A cultural study based on extensive field surveys across West Bengal, covering customs, folk practices, and social structures of various regions.

Folk cultureRegional cultureFieldwork

Bidrohi Derozio (Rebel Derozio)

1961 Biography / Literary history

A study of the rebellious poet Derozio, examining his defiant spirit and literary and social significance.

RebellionModern poetryEducation and society

Kolkata Shaharer Itibritta (History of Kolkata Town)

1975 Urban history

Study of Kolkata's historical development and transformations in urban culture.

UrbanizationHistoryPublic spaces

Banglar Lokasanskrti O Samajtattva (Folk Culture and Sociology of Bengal)

1979 Folklore / Sociology

An exploration of Bengal's folk culture and its sociological significance.

Folk traditionsCustomsSocial structures

Bibliography

  • Shilpa Sanskrti O Samaj (1940)
  • Banglar Nabajagrti (1948)
  • Vidyasagar O Bangali Samaj (1957, 4 vols)
  • Paschim Banger Sanskriti (1957)
  • Bidrohi Derozio (1961)
  • Town Kolkatar Kadcha (Chronicle of Kolkata Town) (1961)
  • Kolkata Shaharer Itibritta (1975)
  • Banglar Lokasanskrti O Samajtattva (1979)
  • Short story collection 'Dustbin'
  • Novel '304'

Adaptations

  • Play 'Laboratory' written by Binoy Ghosh staged by the Indian People's Theatre Association

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Expository, scholarly prose informed by Marxist perspectivesDescriptive style grounded in fieldwork and documentary research
Recurring Motifs
Bengal folk and regional cultureSocial history and urban historyClass analysis and social structures

Legacy

A scholarly writer-researcher who significantly influenced social and cultural studies of Bengal. Through fieldwork-based regional studies and Marxist analysis, he contributed to the foundations of Bengali cultural-historical research.

In Popular Culture

  • Connection to performing arts via IPTA stagings of his play

Trivia

  • Also known by the sobriquet 'Kalpecha' (কালপেঁচা).
  • Member of IPTA's music group; his play was staged by the association.
  • Won the Rabindra Puraskar in 1959 for 'Paschim Banger Sanskriti'.