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Ghosal
Ghosal or Ghoshal is an Indian surname, commonly found among Brahmins originating from the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent. Ghosal * Nandini Ghosal, Indian dancer * Saurav Ghosal (born 1986), Indian squash player * Soukarya Ghosal (born 1986), Indian film director, lyricist, animator and screenwriter Ghoshal * Anup Ghoshal (born 1945), Indian Rabindra Sangeet singer * Chaiti Ghoshal (fl. 1993–2012), Bengali film and television actress * Malati Ghoshal (1902–1984), Indian Rabindra Sangeet singer * Kalipada Ghoshal (1906–1995), artist from Calcutta * Ranjon Ghoshal (1955–2020), founder of the Bangla band Moheener Ghoraguli * Shreya Ghoshal (born 1984), Indian singer * Sumantra Ghoshal (1948–2004), academic in the field of management * Panchanan Ghoshal (1907–1990), Bengali writer, criminologist and social worker *Ratna Ghoshal Ratna Ghoshal is an Indian film and television actress. She began her career as a supporting actress. She set foot in the world of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soukarya Ghosal
Soukarya Ghosal ( bn, সৌকর্য ঘোষাল; born 7 June 1986) is an Indian filmmaker, director, screenwriter, illustrator and music composer. He is widely considered for his work in Rainbow Jelly, a food fantasy film for the children in Bengali Cinema. His first feature film was ''Pendulum'', bagged three awards in the 4th Mirchi Music Awards Bangla 2014 by Radio Mirchi. Ghosal made His second film ''Load shedding'' which he wrote and directed for Zee Bangla Cinema Originals, was a teenage love story set in the 90's. His film '' Rainbow Jelly'', a food fantasy film about an autistic orphan received Hiralal Sen Award and Rituparno Ghosh Memorial Award for Most Promising Director from West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards. His upcoming films are OCD and Kalantar. Early life Ghosal was born and brought up in Kolkata. He attended A. K. Ghosh Memorial School and Jodhpur Park Boys School, and graduated in History from Asutosh College. He did a postgradua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saurav Ghosal
Saurav Ghosal (born 10 August 1986, in Kolkata, West Bengal) is a professional squash player from India and reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 10 in April 2019. He completed his schooling at Lakshmipat Singhania Academy in Kolkata. Career overview In 2013, Saurav became the first Indian to reach the Quarter finals of the World Squash Championship at Manchester, England. In 2004, he became the first Indian ever to win the coveted British Junior Open Under-19 Squash title, defeating Adel El Said of Egypt in the final at Sheffield, England. Saurav moved to Chennai after completing his school and was based at the ICL squash academy in Chennai and coached by Major (Rtd) Maniam and Cyrus Poncha in Chennai, India. Currently based in Leeds, he trains with Malcolm Willstrop at Pontefract Squash Club in West Yorkshire. Saurav is the current Indian national champion after he defeated Gaurav Nandrajog at the National Championships 2006 in New Delhi. As of May 2010, his P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nandini Ghosal
Nandini Ghosal is an Indian Bengali classical dancer, choreographer and actress. After making her acting debut in the 1997 drama film ''Char Adhyay'', Nandini played leading role in several Bengali films, such as ''Kichhhu Sanlap Kichhu Pralap'' (1999) and a Malayalam movie '' Sthithi'' (2003). Work As a classical dancer, she learns to Odissi under Guru Poushali Mukherjee. After she took lesson under the tutelage of the maestro Guru Kelucharan Mahapatra. By this time she has played the central roles in several dance-dramas choreographed by Guru Mahapatra. She had been a member of the World Arts Council, a UNESCO sponsored organization of the Valencian Government, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , .... Filmography References External links * * * {{DEFA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malati Ghoshal
Malati Ghoshal ( née Bose) ( bn, মালতী ঘোষাল) (17 December 1902 – 17 July 1984) was an Indian Rabindra Sangeet singer and one of Rabindranath Tagore's 'Panchakanya' exponents. Career Malati Ghoshal was born in Kolkata to Hemendra Mohan Bose, a leading Swadeshi entrepreneur in Bengal, and Mrinalini Bose. Mrinalini was sister of writer Upendrakishore Raychowdhury, who was father of poet Sukumar Ray and grandfather of film director Satyajit Ray. She learnt ''Tappa'' from Manada Sundari Dasi, '' Kirtan'' from Purnakumari Dasi, Indian Classical Music from Gopeshwar Bandyopadhyay, Surendranath Bandyopadhyay and Shyam Sundar Mitra. She also played Sitar well. She became a well known exponent of Rabindrasangeet, having sung directly for Rabindranath Tagore along with her contemporaries Amiya and Amita Tagore. She was married to Dr. Sushanta Chandra Ghoshal in 1935. Dr Ghoshal was a noted microbiologist and Head of the School of Tropical Medicine in Calcutta, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghoshal (other)
Ghosal or Ghoshal is an Indian surname, commonly found among Brahmins originating from the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent. Ghosal * Nandini Ghosal, Indian dancer * Saurav Ghosal (born 1986), Indian squash player * Soukarya Ghosal (born 1986), Indian film director, lyricist, animator and screenwriter Ghoshal * Anup Ghoshal (born 1945), Indian Rabindra Sangeet singer * Chaiti Ghoshal (fl. 1993–2012), Bengali film and television actress * Malati Ghoshal (1902–1984), Indian Rabindra Sangeet singer * Kalipada Ghoshal (1906–1995), artist from Calcutta * Ranjon Ghoshal (1955–2020), founder of the Bangla band Moheener Ghoraguli * Shreya Ghoshal (born 1984), Indian singer * Sumantra Ghoshal (1948–2004), academic in the field of management * Panchanan Ghoshal (1907–1990), Bengali writer, criminologist and social worker *Ratna Ghoshal Ratna Ghoshal is an Indian film and television actress. She began her career as a supporting actress. She set foot in the world of ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shreya Ghoshal
Shreya Ghoshal (born 12 March 1984) is an Indian singer and television personality. One of the highest-paid and most well-established playback singers of Indian cinema, she has received four National Film Awards, four Kerala State Film Awards, two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, two BFJA Awards, seven Filmfare Awards and ten Filmfare Awards South. She has recorded songs for films and albums in various Indian languages and has established herself as one of the leading playback singers of Indian cinema. Ghoshal began learning music at the age of four. At the age of six, she started her formal training in classical music. When she reached sixteen, she was noticed by filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali's mother after she won the television singing reality show ''Sa Re Ga Ma''. Following the success, she made her Bollywood playback singing debut with Bhansali's romantic drama '' Devdas'' (2002) for which she received a National Film Award, a Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranjon Ghoshal
Ranjon Ghoshal ( bn, রঞ্জন ঘোষাল; 7 June 1955 – 9 July 2020) was an Indian theatre director and musician. He was a member of the Bengali band Moheener Ghoraguli, and ran an advertising agency, Mareech Advertising in Bangalore, apart from Forum Three, a theatre group. Biography He was born in a small town named Memari, District: Burdwan, West Bengal to Leela (born: 1925) and late Tarapada Ghoshal (1915 - 16 February 2008), both from Barishal (district) now in Bangladesh. Tarapada retired from a Govt. of India's political intelligence bureau posting equivalent of an additional Superintendent of Police in 1973. Leela has always been a homemaker. Ranjon has three elder brothers, Tapan (born:1945), Swapan (born: 1947) and Chandan (born: 1950), one sister, Mala (born: 1957) and a younger brother, Kanchan (born: 1960). On 27 April 1980, Ranjon was married to Sangeeta (née Ghosh). A first cousin of Gautam Chattopadhyay, who founded arguably Bengal's and Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panchanan Ghoshal
Panchanan Ghoshal (1 June 1908 — 19 January 1990) was a Bengali writer, criminologist and social worker. Career Ghoshal was born in a Zaminder family of Naihati, Presently in North 24 Parganas in British India. He passed M.Sc. in Zoology and Ph.D. in Psychology. Criminology was his special paper. While Ghoshal served in Jorasanko police station, Rabindranath Tagore inspired him to write on the subject of crime and criminals. He retired as Deputy Inspector General from Indian Imperial Police service. He was first Indian to be awarded a doctorate degree in Criminal psychology Literary works Ghoshal's first short story ''Nicher Samaj'' was published in Kollol Magazine. He became lecturer of Calcutta University and guest lecturer of many institution and universities all over the India. He wrote many articles, novels and books in Bengali, Hindi, Oria and English in criminology and criminal psychology. His most notable contribution is ''Aparadhbiggan'' in 8 volumes explaining ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengali Brahmins
The Bengali Brahmins are Hindu Brahmins who traditionally reside in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, currently comprising the Indian state of West Bengal and the country of Bangladesh. The Bengali Brahmins, along with Baidyas and Kayasthas, are regarded among the three traditional higher castes of Bengal. In the colonial era, the Bhadraloks of Bengal were primarily, but not exclusively, drawn from these three castes, who continue to maintain a collective hegemony in West Bengal. History Multiple land-grants to Brahmins, from since the Gupta Era have been observed. The Dhanaidaha copper-plate inscription, dated to 433 CE, is the earliest of them and records a grantee Brahmin named Varahasvamin. The 7th-century Nidhanpur copperplate inscription mentions that a marshy land tract adjacent to an existing settlement was given to more than 208 Vaidika Brahmins (Brahmins versed in the Vedas) belonging to 56 gotras and different Vedic schools. It is traditionally bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengal
Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bānglā/Bôngô, ) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal, predominantly covering present-day Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. Geographically, it consists of the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta system, the largest river delta in the world and a section of the Himalayas up to Nepal and Bhutan. Dense woodlands, including hilly rainforests, cover Bengal's northern and eastern areas, while an elevated forested plateau covers its central area; the highest point is at Sandakphu. In the littoral southwest are the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest. The region has a monsoon climate, which the Bengali calendar divides into six seasons. Bengal, then known as Gangaridai, was a leading power in ancient South Asia, with extensive trade networks forming connections to as far away as Roman Egy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Subcontinent
The Indian subcontinent is a list of the physiographic regions of the world, physiographical region in United Nations geoscheme for Asia#Southern Asia, Southern Asia. It is situated on the Indian Plate, projecting southwards into the Indian Ocean from the Himalayas. Geopolitically, it includes the countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka."Indian subcontinent". ''Oxford Dictionary of English, New Oxford Dictionary of English'' () New York: Oxford University Press, 2001; p. 929: "the part of Asia south of the Himalayas which forms a peninsula extending into the Indian Ocean, between the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal. Historically forming the whole territory of Greater India, the region is now divided into three countries named Bangladesh, India and Pakistan." The terms ''Indian subcontinent'' and ''South Asia'' are often used interchangeably to denote the region, although the geopolitical term of South Asia frequently includes Afghanist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anup Ghoshal
Anup Ghoshal is an Indian playback singer, composer in Hindi films and other vernacular Indian films, especially Bengali language films. He is known in his native Bengal primarily as one of the foremost Nazrulgeeti exponents, and was one of the foremost artistes of the 'golden age' of Nazrulgeeti (c. 1930s–1970s). He won the West Bengal Assembly elections of 2011 on a Trinamool Congress ticket from the Uttarpara (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in Hooghly district, defeating his nearest competitor by a large margin of 43,193 votes, according tresults declared by the Election Commission of India Biography Ghoshal was born and brought up in a musical family. He was born to Amulya Chandra Ghoshal and Labanya Ghoshal. Mother Labanya had been the main source of inspiration for little Anup. She herself had a good voice. Apart from Anup, his elder sisters too were good singers in their respective capacities and that made the perfect musical environment for Anup to imbibe music into his i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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