Senior journalist Tuhin Kanti Ghosh passes away at 73

Senior journalist Tuhin Kanti Ghosh passed away at his Kolkata residence on Wednesday. He was 73.

A former president of the Indian Newspaper Society (1987-88) and chairman of UNI (1984-86), Ghosh was well known in print media circles.  He was also a member of the Press Council of India.

Ghosh, who was also Chairman, Regional Committee of the IENS Eastern Region in the early 1980s, had been groomed under the watchful eyes of his grandfather, the family patriarch Tushar Kanti, who headed the publishing house that brought out the local dailies, Amrita Bazar Patrika and Jugantar.

Beyond the newspaper world, Tuhin Kanti was known for his musical skills and love of sports. He was an outdoor man, having grown up in Allahabad, and loved to be in the wild whenever he found time. He even became a conservationist later, as if in homage to his boyhood idol, Jim Corbett.

Tuhin Kanti, who passed the bar exam with a first-class, might have practised law at Allahabad High Court had he not opted for the family business. Ghosh took over as the editor after the death of his grandfather.

He is survived by his wife Subarna and daughters Labonita and Anandita, sisters Rita and Ronita, and brother Tamal.