Ananda Puraskar
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Santosh Kumar Ghosh
サントシュ・クマール・ゴーシュ
Santosh Kumar Ghosh
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1920-09-09 （Faridpur, Bengal Presidency, British India）
- Died
- 1985-02-26 （Kolkata, West Bengal, India） age 64
- Nationality
- India
- Languages
- Bengali, English
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Residence History
- Faridpur (birthplace, present-day Bangladesh) → Barisal (ancestral home, present-day Bangladesh) → Kolkata (long-term residence and base of activity)
Career
- Occupations
- Journalist, Novelist, Short story writer, Playwright, Poet, Essayist
- Active Years
- 1941-1985
- Affiliations
- Pratyaha Daily (early career), Jugantar, The Statesman, Hindusthan Standard / Anandabazar Patrika, The Morning News, The Nation
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | B.A. | — | India (then British India) |
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Degree:
B.A.
Year of Graduation:
1940
Country:
India (then British India)
Passed matriculation with high marks; obtained B.A. in 1940
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Ananda Puraskar | Shesh Namaskar (The Last Salute) | — | Ananda organization | 受賞 |
| 1972 | Bisesh Ananda | — | — | Ananda organization | 受賞 |
| 1972 | Sahitya Akademi Award | Shesh Namaskar (The Last Salute) | — | Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 1984 | Honorary D.Litt. | — | — | Taiwan Kobisangha | 授与 |
Ananda Puraskar
1971
Work:
Shesh Namaskar (The Last Salute)
Organization:
Ananda organization
Result:
受賞
Bisesh Ananda
1972
Organization:
Ananda organization
Result:
受賞
Sahitya Akademi Award
1972
Work:
Shesh Namaskar (The Last Salute)
Organization:
Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Honorary D.Litt.
1984
Organization:
Taiwan Kobisangha
Result:
授与
Awards & Nominations
Sahitya Akademi Award to Bengali Writers
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (1972) Winner
Works
Major Works
Shesh Namaskar (The Last Salute)
1971 NovelA novel combining autobiographical and confessional narration dealing with social ills and individual conscience; considered one of the author's major works.
social evilsautobiographical elementsconscience and atonement
Translations
- Shesh Namaskar (The Last Salute), translated into English by Ketaki Datta, Sahitya Akademi (2013)
Kinu Goalar Gali
1950 Novel (first published in magazine)First published in 1950 in the magazine Desh; addressed the degeneration of human values in the post-war period. Adapted into a Bengali film in 1964.
post-war social decaychange in human valuesurban hardship
Adaptations
- [Film] Kinu Goalar Gali (film) (1964)
Chinemati (short story collection)
1953 Short story collectionCollection of representative short stories; some stories were later translated into English and published as 'Porcelain and Other Stories'.
everyday pathosempathy for the socially oppressed
Translations
- Porcelain and Other Stories (English translation)
Bibliography
- Kinu Goalar Gali (1950)
- Nana Ranger Din (1952)
- Chinemati (1953)
- Momer Putul / Shudhar Shohor (1958)
- Mukher Rekha (1959)
- Renu Tomar Mon (1959)
- Jol Dao (1967)
- Swayang Nayak (1969)
- Shesh Namaskar (1971)
- Kabitar Praye (poetry collection, 1980)
Adaptations
- Film adaptation of Kinu Goalar Gali (1964)
Translations of Works
- Shesh Namaskar (The Last Salute), translated into English by Ketaki Datta (2013)
- Portions of Chinemati translated as Porcelain and Other Stories
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Autobiographical and confessional narrationJournalistic, socially critical perspectiveExperimental narration (including use of second-person)Blend of poetic prose and essayistic elements
- Recurring Motifs
- empathy for the oppressedurban and social decayconscience and atonementmemories of nationalist movements
Health
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Cancer晩年（1980年代初期〜1985年）During his final years he was treated for cancer at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai; he kept letters and a diary and wrote his last short story 'Cholar Pathe', published posthumously.
Legacy
Santosh Kumar Ghosh left an important legacy in Bengali literature and journalism. His socially critical and empathetic works, combined with his perspective as a journalist, earned major literary awards. His major work 'Shesh Namaskar' has been translated into English and introduced internationally.
In Popular Culture
- Film adaptation of Kinu Goalar Gali (1964)
- Centenary webinars and commemorative events (2020)
Trivia
- Received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1972.
- Awarded an honorary D.Litt. by Taiwan Kobisangha in 1984.
- Short story collection Chinemati was later translated as Porcelain and Other Stories.
- Spent his final days undergoing cancer treatment at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai.