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{{Short description|Indian theatre artist and politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Arpita Ghosh
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| caption = Ghosh at his office c.2020
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1966|7|10}}
| birth_place = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]]
| residence = [[Kolkata]], ([[West Bengal]])
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| office1 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
|constituency1 =[[Balurghat (Lok Sabha constituency)|Balurghat]]
| salary1 =
| term_start1 = 2014
| term_end1 = 2019
| predecessor1 = Prasanta Kumar Mazumdar
| successor1 = [[Sukanta Majumder]]
| chiefminister1 = [[Mamta Banerjee]]
| governor1 = [[Jagdeep Dhankhar]]
| office2 = [[State General Secretary,All India Trinamool Congress]]
| term_start2 = 17 September 2021
| term_end2 =
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| chiefminister2 = Mamata Banerjee
| party = [[All India Trinamool Congress]]
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| alma_mater = [[University of Calcutta]] ([[B.Sc.]])
| profession = Artist
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| signature = Arpita Ghosh.png
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| constituency = [[List of Rajya Sabha members from West Bengal|West Bengal]]
| termstart = 3 April 2020
| termend = 15 September 2021
}}

'''Arpita Ghosh''', is an Indian theatre artist<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Directors+cut/1/5677.html|title=Director's cut}}</ref> and politician who serves as a [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]] from [[List of Rajya Sabha members from West Bengal|West Bengal]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/day-after-arpita-ghosh-quit-rs-tmc-leader-says-no-pressure-7514062/ | title=Day after Arpita Ghosh quit RS, TMC leader says no pressure | publisher=The Indian Express | date=17 September 2021 | accessdate=17 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/mar/18/rajya-sabha-polls-candidates-from-bengal-bihar-elected-unopposed-2118382.html|title=Rajya Sabha polls: Candidates from Bengal, Bihar elected unopposed|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2020-03-20}}</ref> She has served as the [[Member of Parliament]] of the [[16th Lok Sabha]] for [[Balurghat (Lok Sabha constituency)]], [[West Bengal]]. She won the [[2014 Indian general election]] being an [[All India Trinamool Congress]] candidate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS256.htm?ac=6|title=Constituencywise-All Candidates|accessdate=17 May 2014}}</ref>

A theatre director, actor and playwright turned politician, she graduated [[B.Sc.]] from the [[Scottish Church College]] at the [[University of Calcutta]].<ref name="Didi">[https://books.google.com/books?id=VcfjAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT48&lpg=PT48&dq=arpita+ghosh+scottish+church+college&source=bl&ots=U6hmsoPjsl&sig=vCmGa6w4g-G91TE39wg5ym6A-6g&hl=en&sa=X&ei=WtqEU6sEg566BKPDgJgF&ved=0CEQQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=arpita%20ghosh%20scottish%20church%20college&f=false Didi a political biography]</ref><ref name="India_Today">[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Director's+cut/1/5677.html Director's Cut]</ref>

==Career==
Arpita Ghosh began her career in the theater in 1998 at age 31. She acted and directed throughout the early 2000s.

===Early life and theatre journey===
*Arpita Ghosh joined theatre at the end of 1998. She started working in a group named ‘Fourth Wall’ for more than a year and acted in two major plays of the group.
*In January 2000 she joined Pancham Ved Charjashram as a student of theatre. After completing the course of 1 year, she started working with Pancham Vaidic.

=== Pancham Vaidic activities===
*In 2003 Arpita first directed a children's play named ‘Ha Ja Ba Ra La’, based on a story by [[Sukumar Ray]], dramatised by herself.
*In 2003 only she also directed a small play named ‘Antargata Aagun’ written by Tirthankar Chanda.
*In 2004 she translated ‘[[Crime Passionnel]]’, a play by [[Jean Paul Sartre]] which was directed by [[Saoli Mitra]], where she acted as the lead female character. This play was later staged in [[Bharat Rang Mahotsav]] in 2010.
*In 2005 she directed two plays named ‘Lankadahan Pala’, by Lila Majumdar and ‘Ghater Katha’, by [[Rabindranath Tagore]]. She revived the latter play in 2014 in a different form.
*In 2005 Pancham Vaidic produced its play ‘Chandaali’, a dramatised version of Chandaalika by [[Rabindranath Tagore]], directed by [[Saoli Mitra]], where she played the role of Prakriti, the central character. [[Pancham Vaidic]] staged this play in [[Bharat Rang Mahotsav]] in 2005.<ref>https://www.telegraphindia.com/1050902/asp/atleisure/story_5185709.asp</ref>
*In 2006 Arpita translated, dramatised & directed ‘[[Animal Farm]]’, a novel by [[George Orwell]]. The Bengali play was named ‘Poshukhamar’. The play became very popular in West Bengal.<ref>https://www.telegraphindia.com/1060819/asp/calcutta/story_6629441.asp</ref>
*In 2007 Arpita got the invitation from “Airtel-Mukhomukhi Young Director’s Festival” held in Kolkata, where she staged a play named ‘[[Tokolosh]]’, translated, dramatised & directed by her. It is a translated version of Ronald Segal's popular novel ‘[[Tokolosh]]’.
*In 2008 Pancham Vaidic staged a new play on 22 August named ‘Narokiyo’, written & directed by Arpita Ghosh where she talked about anti-violence. The play was revived again in 2013.
*In 2009 Pancham Vaidic staged a new play on 24 May, named ‘A-parajita’, (compilation of 3 short stories by Tagore) dramatised & directed by Arpita Ghosh.
*In 2010 Pancham Vaidic staged a new play on 22 August, named ‘[[Ghare-Baire]]’, (based on Tagore's novel in the same name) dramatised & directed by Arpita Ghosh.
*In 2011 Pancham Vaidic staged a play named ‘Ebong Debjani’ (based on an episode in [[Mahabharata]]) dramatised & directed by Arpita Ghosh. She also acted in a lead role.
*In 2012 Pancham Vaidic staged the play ‘Achalayatan’ – a play by Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore, directed and acted by Arpita Ghosh
*In 2013 Pancham Vaidic staged ‘Astomito Madhyanha’ – a play based on [[Arthur Koestler]]’s “[[Darkness at Noon]]” – adapted, translated, dramatised & directed by Arpita Ghosh
*In 2013, Arpita also did her first solo acting in Pancham Vaidic’s production ‘Streer Potro’ written by Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore, dramatized and directed by Arpita herself.
*In 2014, Arpita directed Pancham Vaidic's production “Duto Din” – play written by [[Bratya Basu]]. Arpita also acted in a leading role in the production.
*In 2015, Arpita adapted, scripted and directed the latest production of Pancham Vaidic “Karubasana” – based on late poet [[Jibanananda Das]]’s novel in the same name. The play was first staged in August 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.anandabazar.com/supplementary/patrika/rehearsal-of-the-drama-karubasana-produced-by-pancham-vaidik-1.191690|title = অদ্ভুত আঁধারের গল্প}}</ref>

=== Acting in other groups===
*In 2013 Arpita directed the play ‘Kharir Tir’ – produced by Naihati Samay 1400 where she also acted in the lead role.
*In 2014 Arpita did her second solo acting in Bratya Basu's lyrical drama ‘Apatoto Eibhabe Dujoner Dekha Hoye Thake’ – directed by [[Debesh Chattopadhyay]] and produced by [[Sansriti]], Kolkata

==Translations & adaptations==
*''[[Crime Passionnel]]'', a play by [[Jean Paul Sartre]] (2004) into "Rajnaitik Hatya?"
*''[[Animal Farm]]'', novel by [[George Orwell]] (2006) into "[[Poshu Khamar]]"
*''[[Tokolosh]]'', a play by Ronald Segal (2007) into "Tokolosh"
*''[[Darkness at noon]]'', novel by [[Arthur Koestler]] (2013) into "Astomito Madhyanha"

==Literary works==

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==Awards==
*"Satya Bandyopadhyay Smriti Purashkar" for the year 2005 as Best Actress for award for her work in “Rajnaitik Hatya?”
*“Shyamal Sen Smriti Purashkar” for her contribution as Director and Actress in 2007.

==Plays directed==
*''Ha-Ja-Ba-Ra-La'', (2003)
*''Antargata Agun'', (2003).<ref name=India_Today/>
*''Lanka Dahan Pala, (2004)
*''Ghater Katha'', (2004)
*''[[Poshu Khamar]]'', (2006)
*''Tokolosh'', (2007)
*''Narokiyo'', (2008)
*''A-Parajita'', (2009)
*''Ghare Baire'', (2010)
*''Ebong Debjani'', (2011)
*''Astomito Madhyanha'', (2012)
*''Achalayatan'', (2013)
*''Streer Potro'', (2013)
*''Kharir Tir'', (2013)
*''Duto Din'', (2014)
*''Karubasana'', (2015)
*''Machi'', (2017)

==See also==
*[[Shreyan Chattopadhyay]]
*[[Bratya Basu]]
*[[Debesh Chattopadhyay]]
*[[Suman Mukhopadhyay]]
*[[Kaushik Sen]]
*[[Sujan Mukhopadhyay]]

==References==
*https://www.telegraphindia.com/1140826/jsp/calcutta/story_18759875.jsp#.WJhHEFN97Z4 - The Telegraph 26 August 2014
*http://soumyadesarkar.blogspot.in/2015/02/arpita-and-debesh-to-form-new-theatre.html
*http://gulfnews.com/life-style/celebrity/desi-news/bollywood/arpita-ghosh-to-debut-in-indecent-proposal-1.1377079 - Gulf News 27 August 2014
*http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Directors+cut/1/5677.html - India Today 12 March 2008
*http://www.newsbharati.com/Encyc/2016/8/6/EZCC-Kolkata-Theatre-Festival-2016{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
*https://www.telegraphindia.com/1050902/asp/atleisure/story_5185709.asp - The Telegraph 2 September 2005
http://www.anandabazar.com/supplementary/patrika/rehearsal-of-the-drama-karubasana-produced-by-pancham-vaidik-1.191690 - ABP 15 August 2015
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==External links==
*[http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4864&lastls=16 Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website]
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