Sailen Ghosh

Sailen Ghosh played a role in the drama Dakghar, written by Rabindranath Tagore, when he was in Class IX. The death of the protagonist Amal at the end of the story affected him so much that he wrote a new drama, Gharer Kheya, by adopting the same theme.

Ghosh wrote and directed dramas for children. In 1959, he became affiliated with the Manimela organisation and started writing for them. He won several awards, including the prestigious Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, Vidyasagar Award and Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship. He wrote several short stories, novels and dramas for children in various Bengali magazines, including Anandamela and Sandesh.^[2]

Ghosh was a founder member and actively involved with the Sishu Rangan organisation, a voluntary body that teaches children the basics of acting, dancing and singing. It was established in 1970. He was the General Secretary of Sishu Rangan, from its foundation day to till 6 March 2016.

• Sangeet Natya Academy Award for his drama Arun Barun Kironmala in 1963.^{[citation needed]}
• National award for his novel Mitul Naame Putulti (written in 1968).^{[citation needed]}
• Nehru Fellowship award from "Jahar Shishu Bhavan" for his contribution in Child literature and Children Organisation^{[citation needed]}
• Mouchak & Moumachi award.^[3]