WRITER

Shankha Ghosh

1932 - 2021

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Sankha Ghosh (born Chittapriya Ghosh; 5 February 1932 – 21 April 2021) was an Indian poet and literary critic. He was born in Chandpur District of the then Bengal Presidency, present day Bangladesh. His ancestral home was at Banaripara Upazila in Barisal District. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shankha Ghosh has received more than 336,375 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Shankha Ghosh is the 5,090th most popular writer, the 48th most popular biography from Bangladesh and the 8th most popular Bangladeshi Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 340k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Musicality of Human Brain through Fractal Analytics
Music, psychological aspects, Music, physiological aspects, Electroencephalography

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Shankha Ghosh ranks 5,090 out of 7,302Before him are Alfhild Agrell, Max Beerbohm, William Davenant, Riichi Yokomitsu, Elaine May, and Savo Kostadinovski. After him are Frank Heller, Charlotte Casiraghi, María Teresa León, David Belasco, Andreas Kalvos, and Einar Már Guðmundsson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Shankha Ghosh ranks 351Before him are Igor Kirillov, Günter Sawitzki, Monte Hellman, Elaine May, Ferenc Sipos, and Pik Botha. After him are Lewis Binford, Nino Defilippis, Maya Kristalinskaya, Gerald Carr, Paul R. Ehrlich, and Pauline Oliveros. Among people deceased in 2021, Shankha Ghosh ranks 417Before him are Igor Kirillov, Sabine Weiss, Peter Del Monte, Elmira Minita Gordon, Monte Hellman, and Harry Reid. After him are Peter Lorimer, Vladimir Naumov, Lawrence Weiner, Hryhorii Chapkis, Norberto Boggio, and John Polkinghorne.

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In Bangladesh

Among people born in Bangladesh, Shankha Ghosh ranks 48 out of 74Before him are Mohammad Ali Bogra (1909), Nurul Amin (1893), Suchitra Sen (1931), Allauddin Khan (1881), Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem (1916), and Bagha Jatin (1879). After him are Sufia Kamal (1911), Moudud Ahmed (1940), Pritilata Waddedar (1911), Ahmed Sofa (1943), Abu Sayeed Chowdhury (1921), and Abdul Quader Molla (1948).

Among WRITERS In Bangladesh

Among writers born in Bangladesh, Shankha Ghosh ranks 8Before him are Begum Rokeya (1880), Chittaranjan Das (1869), Mahasweta Devi (1926), Taslima Nasrin (1962), Humayun Ahmed (1948), and Kamini Roy (1864). After him are Sufia Kamal (1911), Ahmed Sofa (1943), Avijit Roy (1972), Mamunul Haque (1973), and Monica Ali (1967).