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{{Short description|Indian musician (1955–2020)}}
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[[File:Ranjon Ghoshal, First Rock Concert – Remembering Mohiner Ghoraguli.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Ranjon Ghoshal]] 
[[File:MoheenerGhoraguli-group.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Moheener Ghoraguli]] in concert at [[Rabindra Sadan]], 1979, left to right: Raja Banerjee, [[Pradip Chatterjee|Pradip Chattopadhyay]], Tapas Das, Pranab Sengupta, [[Gautam Chattopadhyay]] and ''Ranjon Ghoshal''.]]
[[File:Ranjon Ghoshal as Tagore.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Ranjon Ghoshal portraying Rabindranath Tagore in 2011]]
'''Ranjon Ghoshal''' ({{langx|bn|রঞ্জন ঘোষাল}}; 7 June 1955 – 9 July 2020) 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.<ref name=te/><ref name=hi>{{cite news |title=One for the road |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/one-for-the-road/article2240774.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |date=17 February 2007 | first=Rakesh | last=Mehar | accessdate=6 July 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The Bangalore connection |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081005/jsp/graphiti/story_9927223.jsp |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120919114719/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081005/jsp/graphiti/story_9927223.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 September 2012 |publisher=The Telegraph |date=5 October 2008 |location=Calcutta, India}}</ref>

==Biography==
He was born in a small town named  Memari, District: Burdwan, West Bengal to Leela (born: 1925) and late Tarapada Ghoshal (1915 - 16 February 2008), both from Barishal (district) 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 (born:1945), Swapan (born: 1947) and  Chandan (born: 1950), one sister, Mala (born: 1957) and a younger brother, Kanchan (born: 1960).

On 27 April 1980, Ranjon was married to Sangeeta (née Ghosh).

A first cousin of [[Gautam Chattopadhyay]], who founded arguably Bengal's and India's first band in 1975 along with himself and other members;<ref>{{cite news |title=Song of the stallion|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata-/Song-of-the-stallion/articleshow/4681928.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122155732/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-06-21/kolkata/28166934_1_composers-song-author-and-friend |url-status=live |archive-date=22 November 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]]|date=21 Jun 2009 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Playing it right|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/culture/playing-it-right/cid/1540350|access-date=2020-07-10|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref>

He was an active member of the Bangalore theatre scene, directing and performing plays in English with the group Forum Three.<ref name=te>{{cite news |title=Playing it right     |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050910/asp/weekend/story_5199777.asp |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130105021515/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050910/asp/weekend/story_5199777.asp |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 January 2013 |publisher=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)]] |date=10 September 2005 |location=Calcutta, India |first=Shrabonti |last=Bagchi}}</ref>

Ranjon, as a part of his effort in keeping alive the spirit of Moheen songs, had organized the [[First Rock Concert – Remembering Mohiner Ghoraguli|First Rock Concert]] in Bangalore<ref>{{Cite news|title=Life-altering, influential: Anupam and Srijit remember Ranjon Ghoshal - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/music/life-altering-influential-anupam-and-srijit-remember-ranjon-ghoshal/articleshow/76883663.cms|access-date=2020-07-10|website=The Times of India|date=10 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref> and Abar Bochhor Tirish Pore in Kolkata.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}} He had started grooming brands under a venture named 'Mind It!'.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}

Ghoshal died on July 9, 2020, at the age of 65.<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/theatre/theatre-director-ranjon-ghosal-passes-away/articleshow/76872785.cms Theatre director Ranjon Ghosal passes away]</ref>

==Discography==
===Moheener Ghoraguli albums===
{{Main article|Moheener Ghoraguli discography}}

*''[[Shangbigno Pakhikul O Kolkata Bishayak]]'' (1977)
*''[[Ajaana UDonto bostu ba Aw-Oo-Baw]]'' (1978)
*''[[Drishyomaan Moheener Ghoraguli]]'' (1979)

==Plays==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ {{Unreferenced section|date=February 2021}}As an Actor, Producer and Director
! Name !! year
|-
| ShahJahan ({{langx|bn|শাহ্‌জাহান}}) || 1980
|-
| Sajano Bagan ({{langx|bn|সাজানো বাগান}}) || 1980
|-
| Banchharam's Orchard || 1981
|-
| Hayavadana  || 1982
|-
| The Zoo Story  || 1983
|-
| Mareech, the Legend || 1984
|-
| Waiting for Godot  || 1985
|-
| End Game  || 1986
|-
| Ram-jatra ({{langx|bn|রাম-যাত্রা}})  || 1987
|-
| Baro-pishima ({{langx|bn|বড় পিসিমা}}) || 1988
|-
| Lathi ({{langx|bn|লাঠি}})  || 1990
|-
| An Audience With The King  || 1999
|-
| Jagannath, Story of a Half-man  || 2001
|-
| The Other Side of History  || 2006
|-
| Schweyk in the Second World War  || 2014
|-
| A Terrorist Hanged  || 2016
|-
| The Blooming Orchard<ref>{{Cite web|date=Jan 10, 2018|title=Kapali fights back|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/lounge/kapali-fights-back/articleshow/62432976.cms|access-date=2020-07-09|website=Bangalore Mirror|language=en}}</ref>  || 2018
|-
| A Matter of Life and Death<ref>{{Cite news|last=Datta|first=Sravasti|date=2018-05-31|title=An existential crisis|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/theatre/an-existential-crisis/article24047045.ece|access-date=2020-07-09|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> || 2018
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ As an Actor and Playwright
! Name !! year
|-
| Hello Tagore  || 2009
|-
| Hello Rabindranath  ({{langx|bn|হ্যালো রবীন্দ্রনাথ}}) || 2010
|-
| A Journey With Tagore  || 2011
|}

==Scandals==
In October 2019, there were allegations of sexual harassment against Ranjon Ghoshal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/metoo-allegations-against-musician-ranjon-ghoshal/articleshow/71674154.cms|title=#MeToo allegations against musician Ranjon Ghoshal|date=October 21, 2019|first=Shamayita|last=Chakraborty|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-10-22}}</ref> Though he had initially dismissed the allegations, he finally extended a public apology for his behavior, following social media outrage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/i-will-ask-her-what-i-can-do-so-that-she-forgives-me-ranjon-ghoshal/articleshow/71689104.cms|title=I will ask her what I can do so that she forgives me: Ranjon Ghoshal |date=October 22, 2019|first=Shamayita|last=Chakraborty|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-10-22}}</ref> Gaurab Chatterjee, son of Moheener Ghoraguli leader [[Gautam Chattopadhyay|Goutam Chatterjee]], said "Ranjon Ghoshal is not synonymous with Moheener Ghoraguli" after these incidents.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/music/ranjon-ghoshal-is-not-synonymous-with-moheener-ghoraguli-gaurab-chatterjee/articleshow/71705783.cms|title=Ranjon Ghoshal is not synonymous with Moheener Ghoraguli: Gaurab Chatterjee - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=23 October 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-10-25}}</ref> An original member of the band, [[Tapas Das|Tapas Bapi Das]], also did the same.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBViHw_LJGc/ Crisis of Civilization - A Journey with Tagore]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110714033236/http://www.mareech.com/team.htm Mareech Advertising, team]
* [http://forumthree.blogspot.com/ Forum Three, website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110712224508/http://moheenerghoraguli.hpage.com/ Moheener Ghoraguli homepage]

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[[Category:1955 births]]
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[[Category:Bengali musicians]]
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[[Category:Jadavpur University alumni]]
[[Category:Indian theatre directors]]
[[Category:Indian male musicians]]
[[Category:Musicians from West Bengal]]