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'''Aswini Kumar Ghose''' (1892–1962) was an Indian dramatist from [[Odisha]]. He is known in [[Odia literature]] for his historical plays written in the [[Odia language]] based on various Indian historical personalities such as [[Kalapahad]] and [[Tipu Sultan]].<ref name=IHSbook>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n_gQAAAAMAAJ |title=History in Modern Indian Literature |author=Siba Pada Sen |publisher=Institute of Historical Studies |year=1975}}</ref><br />
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==Biography==<br />
He was born in 1892 as the eldest son of Akshyaya Kumar Ghose and Sundaramanu Devi. He spent the most part of his childhood in Chodhury Bazar, [[Cuttack]]. He completed his early education in Cuttack. He passed the F.A. (intermediate) examination from [[Ravenshaw University|Ravenshaw College]], Cuttack. After that, he moved to Culcutta and joined [[Vidyasagar College]]. Because of health problems, he returned to Cuttack and received his B.A. degree from Ravenshaw College in 1914. Due to his father's demise in the same year, he couldn't resume his study immediately. Later he received M.A. degree in Mathematics as a private candidate from [[Patna University]].<ref name="sahitya akademi">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hStjf21VrUsC&pg=PA12 |title=Aswini Kumar Ghose |author=Hemanta Kumara Dasa |year=1998 |publisher=Sahitya Akademi |location=New Delhi |isbn=978-81-260-0491-1 |pages=12–13}}</ref><br />
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He died in 1962.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mohanty|first=Jatindra Mohan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HkMLAQAAMAAJ|title=History of Oriya Literature|date=2006|publisher=Vidya|isbn=978-81-903438-0-0|pages=387|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
He started his teaching career in 1916 as an Assistant Teacher at the Seminary School, Cuttack.<ref name="sahitya akademi"/><br />
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==Works==<br />
Ghose was a prolific playwright in Oriya language.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JRVuAAAAMAAJ&q=Aswini+Kumar+Ghose+writer|title=Cuttack, One Thousand Years|date=1990|publisher=Cuttack City Millennium Celebrations Committee, The Universe|pages=365|language=en}}</ref> Ghose wrote around twenty-five plays based on various social problems.<ref>{{Cite book|last=George|first=K. M.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m1R2Pa3f7r0C&dq=Aswini+Kumar+Ghose+writer&pg=PA308|title=Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Surveys and poems|date=1992|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|isbn=978-81-7201-324-0|language=en}}</ref> While studying, he wrote his first drama ''Bhisma'' in 1915. It was performed by Ravenshaw College Dramatic Society.<ref name="sahitya akademi"/><br />
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== Recognition ==<br />
He was considered as the "[[Bhishma|Bhisma Pitamah']] (Grand Old Man ) of performing art.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e7ZKAQAAIAAJ&q=Aswini+Kumar+Ghose+writer|title=Cultural Heritage of [Orissa]: pts. 1-2. Katak|date=2002|publisher=State Level Vyasakabi Fakir Mohan Smruti Samsad|isbn=978-81-902761-5-3|pages=472|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Ghose's maternal grandfather Ghourishankar was the editor of [[Utkala Deepika]], the first [[Odia language]] newspaper in [[Odisha]].<ref name=IHSbook /><br />
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In 1916, he married Kiranbala Ray, daughter of Brajamohan Ray. They had four sons and three daughters, among them two sons died in childhood.<ref name="sahitya akademi"/><br />
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Odia playwright Kartik Kumar Ghose was his younger brother.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o7xjAAAAMAAJ&q=Aswini+Kumar+Ghose+dramatist |title=The Indian P.E.N., Volume 34 |page=26 |year=1968 |publisher=P.E.N. All-India Centre}}</ref><br />
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