Celebrated Bengali Poet Shankha Ghosh Passes Away at 89 The Jnanpith Award-winning poet had tested positive for COVID-19 on April 14. Shankha Ghosh. Photo: Twitter Books8 hours ago Kolkata: One of Bengal’s most celebrated present-day poets, Shankha Ghosh passed away on the morning of Wednesday, April 21. He was 89. Ghosh had tested positive for COVID-19 on April 14 and had been in isolation at his residence since. He suffered from several ailments. A few months ago, he had been hospitalised for a few days. Ghosh was born as ‘Chittopriyo Ghosh’ on February 6, 1932, at Chandpur in present-day Bangladesh. His work reflected the syncretic literary spirit of Bengali poetic history and spoke of Rabindranath Tagore’s influence to a great extent. He is known especially for his poetry volumes,