Tushar Kanti Ghosh

Ghosh was known as the "grand old man of Indian journalism" and "the dean of Indian journalism" for his contributions to the country's free press.

• Name — Tushar Kanti Ghosh • Birthplace — Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India • Place of death — Calcutta, West Bengal, India • Occupation — Journalist, novelist, children's author • Parents — Sisir Kumar Ghosh (father) • Children — 2 • Education — * Hindu School • Bangabasi College • Movement — Indian independence movement, non-violence movement • Known for — Grand old man of Indian journalism, the dean of Indian journalism • Organization — Amrita Bazar Patrika (Editor) • Awards — Padma Bhushan (1964) • Illustration — Ghosh, c. 1935

Ghosh studied at the Bangabasi College of the University of Calcutta. He replaced his father as editor of the Amrita Bazar Patrika and founded sister newspapers across India, as well as a Bengali-language paper called Jugantar. Ghosh rose to prominence as a journalist in the Indian independence movement. He was a supporter of Mahatma Gandhi and the non-violence movement. British colonial authorities imprisoned Ghosh in 1935 for an article which attacked the authority of British judges. According to a possibly apocryphal story, the colonial Governor of Bengal Province once informed Ghosh that while he read Ghosh's paper regularly, its grammar was imperfect and "it does some violence to the English language." Ghosh reportedly replied, "That, Your Excellency, is my contribution to the freedom struggle." In addition to his work as a journalist, Ghosh wrote fictional novels and children's books. In 1964, he was a recipient of the third-highest civilian honour of India, the Padma Bhushan, for his contributions to literature and education. Ghosh died of heart failure in Kolkata in 1994 after a brief illness.