Ananda Puraskar
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Sagarmoy Ghosh
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Sagarmoy Ghosh
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1912-06-22 （Chandipur, Comilla (then Bengal Presidency, British India)）
- Died
- 1999-02-19 （Calcutta (now Kolkata), West Bengal, India） age 86
- Nationality
- India
- Languages
- Bengali, English
- Residence History
- Santiniketan (study period) → Calcutta/Kolkata (professional life)
Career
- Occupations
- Journalist, Writer, Teacher, Editor
- Active Years
- 1932-1999
- Affiliations
- Desh (magazine), Ananda Bazar (ABP Group)
- Influenced By
- Rabindranath Tagore
- Influenced
- Numerous Bengali young writers fostered through his editorship of Desh
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santiniketan (Visva-Bharati school) | — | — | — | — | British India |
| Calcutta University | — | — | B.A. | — | British India (now India) |
Santiniketan (Visva-Bharati school)
Country:
British India
Studied music and literature from childhood; raised in a milieu connected with Rabindranath Tagore.
Calcutta University
Degree:
B.A.
Country:
British India (now India)
Completed B.A. at Calcutta University (year unknown).
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Deshikottam | — | — | Visva-Bharati University | 受賞 |
| 1984 | Ananda Puraskar | — | — | Ananda Bazar | 受賞 |
| — | Narayan Gangopadhyay Award (Calcutta University) | Ekti Pereker Kahini | — | Calcutta University | 受賞 |
Deshikottam
1986
Organization:
Visva-Bharati University
Result:
受賞
Ananda Puraskar
1984
Organization:
Ananda Bazar
Result:
受賞
Narayan Gangopadhyay Award (Calcutta University)
Work:
Ekti Pereker Kahini
Organization:
Calcutta University
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ekti Pereker Kahini
Short stories / FictionA collection of short stories; known for earning the Narayan Gangopadhyay Award from Calcutta University.
Human relationshipsBengali society
Sampadoker Boithake
EssaysA collection of essays reflecting on editorship and editorial meetings.
Editorial practiceLiterary criticism
Dandyakaranyar Bagh
Fiction / StoryA narrative work set against landscapes and natural environments.
NatureLand and people
Hirer Nakchhabi
Fiction / StoryA short story or novel dealing with symbolic subject matter.
SymbolismCultural memory
Bibliography
- Ekti Pereker Kahini
- Sampadoker Boithake
- Dandyakaranyar Bagh
- Hirer Nakchhabi
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Clear, readable proseEssayistic and editorial perspective
- Recurring Motifs
- Bengali society and cultureReferences to music and the arts
Legacy
Through decades of editorship of Desh he nurtured many young writers and contributed significantly to the development of Bengali literature. He received honors such as Visva-Bharati University's Deshikottam.
Academic Societies
- Visva-Bharati University (in relation to honorary recognition)
Trivia
- Participated in the Non-cooperation movement in 1932 and was imprisoned.
- His elder brother was the noted singer Santidev Ghosh.
- Became assistant editor of Desh in 1939 and became editor in 1976; was associated with the magazine for decades.