Girish Chandra Ghosh

Girish Chandra Ghosh was born on 28 February 1844 in Baghbazar, Calcutta. A pupil of the Hare School and then of the Oriental Seminary, he left school in 1862 after the death of his parents, became a bookkeeper in an English firm and educated himself. He wrote songs for the Baghbazar amateur troupe, played a role by Dinabandhu Mitra there, co-founded the first professional Bengali company in 1872 and opened a theatre at his own expense in 1883; author, director and actor, he trained many actresses. Between forty and eighty-six plays are attributed to him. He died in Calcutta on 8 February 1912.

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• Theatreচৈতন্যলীলাGirish Chandra Ghosh · 1884not translated into EnglishLiterature