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Late poet Shankha Ghosh's wife Pratima Ghosh dies of Covid-19
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Late poet Shankha Ghosh's wife Pratima Ghosh dies of Covid-19

| @indiablooms | 29 Apr 2021, 11:22 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Eight days after celebrated Bengali poet Shankha Ghosh passed away, his wife Pratima Ghosh died of Covid-19 on Thursday.

Pratima Ghosh, who had tested positive for the virus, was in home isolation.

She was 89.

Shankha Ghosh, who was also a Covid patient, passed away at the age of 89 on Apr 21.

He was under medical treatment at home.

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

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