Girish Chandra Ghosh

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Girish Chandra Ghosh (1844–8 February 1912) was a Bengali musician, poet, playwright, novelist, and actor. He was largely responsible for the golden age of Bengali theatre.[1]

His novel Bhakta Dhruva was adapted into a film by the poet Kazi Nazrul Islam.

Although a notorious libertine, Girish eventually became one of the close disciples of Sri Ramakrishna, the 19th century Bengali saint. The story of Girish's relationship with Sri Ramakrishna, and his eventual transformation into a renunciate who was "second to none" is documented in the "Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna".

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  1. ^ Kundu, Pranay K. Development of Stage and Theatre Music in Bengal. Published in Banerjee, Jayasri (ed.), The Music of Bengal. Baroda: Indian Musicological Society, 1987.
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