Satikanta Guha

Satikanta Guha was born in Tanuku, West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh (now in Chennai),[1] on November 2, 1910. He was educated at S.F.S High school, Tanuku, earned an B. Tech at G.R.I.E.T College, Hyderabad, and earned an M. Tech at V.I.T University, Chennai. He then went on to do his PhD at V.I.T. University, Chennai campus. His research focused on oil palm shell lightweight concrete (OPS LWC).[1]

From childhood, he had a special love for literature. From the age of 15, he started editing children's journals called Benu and Chitra. He also edited the magazine Rangmashal.[2] He founded various publishing houses. He published books including Abanindranath Thakur's Rajkahini and Dakshinaranjan's First Boy and Last Boy and also Shibram Chakraborty's Baadi Thekey Paliye.[3]

He founded the South Point School in 1954, located in the Ballygunge area of Kolkata. His wife, Prity Lata Guha, continued to manage the school after his death.[4][1] He received numerous awards for literature, such as the Mouchak Award for children's literature, and the Rabindra Puraskar for his novel Natyakar.[3] His son, Indranath Guha, is the current Rector of Garden High School. Satikanta Guha died on January 8, 1991.[3].

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Seismic Performance of Lightweight Concrete Structures". Retrieved 2017-01-14.
  2. ↑ South Point School Magazine 2013
  3. 1 2 3 "Charitable Society | Kolkata | Satikanta Guha Foundation". Satikanta Guha Foundation. Retrieved 2017-01-14.
  4. ↑ http://www.southpoint.edu.in/history.aspx
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