Who was Amarnath Ghosh? Indian Bharatnatyam dancer and actor’s Devoleena close friend shot dead in US

Who was Amarnath Ghosh? After the tragic and heart-breaking tales of five Indian students were reported dead in separate incidents in the first two months of 2024, another horrific incident from United States came to limelight which gripped tensions, scare and chaos worldwide. 

The incident was flagged by television actor Devoleena Bhattacharjee, who said that her close friend Ghosh, a Kolkata based Kuchipudi and Bharatnatyam dancer who was pursuing a PhD in the US was shot dead in St Louis on Tuesday and urged the Indian Embassy in and the External Minister S Jaishankar to initiate and investigation into the matter.

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Who was Amarnath Ghosh?

• Amarnath Ghosh hailed from Kolkata and both of his parents had passed away.
• Ghosh was an alumnus of the Kalakshetra College of Fine Arts and Kuchupudi Art Academy Chennai and was pursuing a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) at Washington University in St. Louis 
• Amarnath Ghosh was an exponent in four dance styles of dance- Bharatnatyam,  Kuchipudi, Manipuri and Kathak.
• Amarnath Ghosh was recipient of National scholarship for Kuchipudi, from the International Cultural Ministry, New Delhi.
• Amarnath Ghosh was holder from the Kalakshetra College of Fine Arts in Chennai for Bharatnatyam

 
As many as five Indian students were reported dead in separate incidents in the the first two months of 2024. 

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(With inputs from agencies)

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