Gouri Ghosh was a noted elocutionist of

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. 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

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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.

Career

Ghosh was associated with the

, Kolkata. During the Bangladesh Liberation War, she was an announcer and a broadcaster at the

. She along with her husband Partha Ghosh worked on an album based on

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's ''Karna Kunti Sangbad''.

Death

Ghosh died on 26 August 2021. She was suffering from

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and died at the age of 83. She was survived by her husband Partha Ghosh, and a son Ayan.

Awards

Ghosh was awarded the Friends of Liberation War Honour for writing features on war and genocide by the Bangladesh PM

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. In 2018, she was awarded Kazi Sabyasachi Samman by the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ghosh, Gouri 1938 births 2021 deaths People from Kolkata Indian spoken word artists 20th-century Bengalis