Gouri Ghosh
Born1938
West Bengal, British India
Died(2021-08-26)26 August 2021 (aged 83)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
Occupations
  • Reciter
  • Elocutionist
SpousePartha 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’. Ghosh started off in the All India Radio as a selection-grade announcer and enthralled the audience for decades. Critically acclaimed for her pronunciation and voice, Ghosh's death marks the end of an era in Bengali recitation.[1][2]

Career

Ghosh was associated with the All India Radio, Kolkata. During the Bangladesh Liberation War, she was an announcer and a broadcaster at the All India Radio.[3] She along with her husband Partha Ghosh worked on an album based on Rabindranath Tagore's Karna Kunti Sangbad.[4]

Death

Ghosh died on 26 August 2021. She was suffering from brain stroke and died at the age of 83.[5][6] She was survived by her husband Partha Ghosh, and a son Ayan.[1]

Awards

Ghosh was awarded the Friends of Liberation War Honour for writing features on war and genocide by the Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina.[7] In 2018, she was awarded Kazi Sabyasachi Samman by the West Bengal government.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Elocutionist Gouri Ghosh dies at 83". The Telegraph. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Elocutionist Gouri Ghosh dies at 83". Outlook (Magazine). Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "End of an era in recitation as Gouri Ghosh passes away | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  4. ^ "ছন্দপতন 'পার্থ-গৌরী' জুটিতে! প্রয়াত বাচিক শিল্পী গৌরী ঘোষ, শিল্পী-মহলে শোকের ছায়". News18 Bengali (in Bengali). 26 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  5. ^ Service, Tribune News. "Eminent Bengali elocutionist Gouri Ghosh dies at 83". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  6. ^ "অসুস্থ বাচিক শিল্পী গৌরী ঘোষ, ভর্তি হাসপাতালে". Ei Samay (in Bengali). Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  7. ^ Rohit Khanna (27 August 2021). "End of an era in recitation as Gouri Ghosh passes away | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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