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Bengali poet Shankha Ghosh, who was COVID-19 positive, dies

Iconic Bengali poet Shankha Ghosh, who had tested positive for COVID-19, died on Wednesday

Apr 21, 2021
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Iconic Bengali poet Shankha Ghosh, who had tested positive for COVID-19, died on Wednesday.

He was 89. 
Ghosh had reportedly tested positive a few days ago.

He was under medical treatment at home, IBNS said. .

A poet and a critic, Ghosh had won a number of awards including Jnanpith Award in 2016.

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