Ranjon Ghoshal


Ranjon Ghoshal was an Indian theatre director and musician. He was a member of the Bengali band Moheener Ghoraguli, and ran an advertising agency, Mareech Advertising in Bangalore, apart from Forum Three, a theatre group.

Biography

He was born in a small town named Memari, District: Burdwan, West Bengal to Leela and late Tarapada Ghoshal, both from Barishal now in Bangladesh. Tarapada retired from a Govt. of India's political intelligence bureau posting equivalent of an additional Superintendent of Police in 1973. Leela has always been a homemaker. Ranjon has three elder brothers, Tapan, Swapan and Chandan, one sister, Mala and a younger brother, Kanchan.
On 27 April 1980, Ranjon was married to Sangeeta.
A first cousin of Gautam Chattopadhyay, who founded arguably Bengal's and India's first band in 1975 along with himself and other members; Ranjon was the presenter of the band and also contributed to the lyrics. He used to handle all the media interaction and cover designing.
An electrical engineer from Jadavpur University and PGD in Industrial Management, NITIE, Mumbai, Ranjon has worked with BHEL for a few years before becoming a designer-entrepreneur. He resided in Bangalore, India with his wife Sangeeta and two sons, Indrayudh and Abhimanyu. Ranjon hosted various Bengali celebrities at his home in Bangalore which was also known as Yellow Submarine.
He was an active member of the Bangalore theatre scene, directing and performing plays in English with the group Forum Three.
Ranjon, as a part of his effort in keeping alive the spirit of Moheen songs, had organized the First Rock Concert in Bangalore and Abar Bochhor Tirish Pore in Kolkata. He had started grooming brands under a venture named 'Mind It!'.
Ghoshal died on July 9, 2020, at the age of 65.

Plays

Nameyear
ShahJahan 1980
Sajano Bagan 1980
Banchharam's Orchard1981
Hayavadana1982
The Zoo Story1983
Mareech, the Legend1984
Waiting for Godot1985
End Game1986
Ram-jatra 1987
Baro-pishima 1988
Lathi 1990
An Audience With The King1999
Jagannath, Story of a Half-man2001
The Other Side of History2006
Schweyk in the Second World War2014
A Terrorist Hanged2016
The Blooming Orchard2018
A Matter of Life and Death2018

Nameyear
Hello Tagore2009
Hello Rabindranath 2010
A Journey With Tagore2011

Scandals

In October 2019, there were allegations of sexual harassment against Ranjon Ghoshal. Though he had initially dismissed the allegations, he finally extended a public apology for his behavior, following social media outrage. Gaurab Chatterjee, son of Moheener Ghoraguli leader Goutam Chatterjee, said "Ranjon Ghoshal is not synonymous with Moheener Ghoraguli"after these incidents. An original member of the band, Tapas Bapi Das, also did the same.