Partha Ghosh (1938/1939 – 7 May 2022) was a noted

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ist of

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. He is known for his works ''Sotti Jabe'', ''Chhai and Maa''. He rose to fame after he started hosting ''Galpa Dadur Asar'' at the

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Early life

Ghosh hailed from

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and later he shifted to

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Career

Ghosh was associated with the

, Kolkata as an announcer-presenter. He along with his wife

Gouri Ghosh Gouri Ghosh was a noted elocutionist of West Bengal. She had rendered her voice to several milestone albums in Bengali recitation. Known for her work on Tagore poems, like ''‘Karna Kunti Sangbad’'', ''‘Shesher Kabita’'' and ''‘Bisarjan� ...

worked on an album based on Rabindranath Tagore's ''Karna Kunti Sangbad''.

Awards

Ghosh was awarded the

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for his contribution to the 1971 Liberation War. In 2018, he was awarded the Banga Bhushan by the West Bengal Government.

Death

Ghosh died on 7 May 2022. He died of a massive cardiac arrest at the age of 83. He was survived by his son Ayan.

References

1930s births 2022 deaths Indian spoken word artists 20th-century Bengalis {{India-bio-stub