Girish Chandra Ghosh was a Bengali actor, director, and writer. He was largely responsible for the golden age of Bengali theatre.
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Girish Chandra Ghosh was a Bengali actor, director, and writer. He was largely responsible for the golden age of Bengali theatre. He cofounded the Great National Theatre, the first Bengali professional theatre company, in 1872; wrote nearly 40 plays and acted and directed many more; and later in life became a noted householder disciple of Sri Ramakrishna.
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1844 to 1912 · aged 67
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7 languages
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