Girish Chandra Ghosh
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Girish Chandra Ghosh was a pioneering 19th-century Bengali playwright, actor, and theatre director who became a prominent devotee of Sri Ramakrishna and helped popularize his life and teachings through the stage.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
devotee of Sri Ramakrishna
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person ⓘ playwright ⓘ stage actor ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| artisticMedium | stage theatre ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bengali theatre in Kolkata
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Ramakrishna movement NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Ramakrishna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| devotionalRelationship | disciple of Sri Ramakrishna ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Bengali ⓘ |
| familyName | Ghosh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Bengali theatre
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drama ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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mythological plays ⓘ religious plays ⓘ |
| givenName | Girish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later Bengali theatre practitioners ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Sri Ramakrishna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Bengali ⓘ |
| legacy |
important lay devotee in the Ramakrishna tradition
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key figure in early modern Bengali theatre ⓘ |
| movement | Bengali theatre movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Girish Chandra Ghosh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Bengali ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bringing religious themes to the Bengali stage
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devotional relationship with Sri Ramakrishna ⓘ pioneering modern Bengali commercial theatre ⓘ |
| notableRole | popularizer of Sri Ramakrishna’s life through theatre ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bengali stage adaptations of the life of Sri Ramakrishna
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mythological and devotional Bengali plays ⓘ |
| notedFor |
powerful acting style
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prolific playwriting in Bengali ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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playwright ⓘ theatre director ⓘ theatre manager ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Kolkata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| roleInRamakrishnaMovement | popularizer of Ramakrishna’s teachings through drama ⓘ |
| spiritualOrientation | bhakti (devotional) Hinduism ⓘ |
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