Prayagraj: People kept arriving to offer their deep condolences on the passing of Gopa Ghosh, wife of late Kalyan Kumar Ghosh and mother of Arindam Ghosh (Director & owner of the historic The Indian Press in Prayagraj & Kolkata). Funeral took place on Wednesday at Rasulabad at 12 pm. The Ghosh family carries an immense legacy in Indian publishing history. The Indian Press, founded by Arindam Ghosh’s great-grandfather Chintamani Ghosh in 1884, was the pioneering institution that originally printed and popularized Rabindranath Tagore’s landmark works—including his Nobel Prize-winning Gitanjali.

This historic, multilingual publishing house was founded on June 4, 1884, in Allahabad (now Prayagraj) by Chintamani Ghosh. It achieved legendary status for its high-quality printing and for being the original publisher of Rabindranath Tagore’s major works, including his Nobel Prize-winning Gitanjali Kalyan Kumar Ghosh belonged to the founding family that maintained the legacy of the publishing house. He served as a long-standing director of The Indian Press Private Limited before passing away. The Ghosh family legacy is still closely protected by Arindam Ghosh, who manage the ancestral property and the remaining publishing framework associated with The Indian Press. Arindam Ghosh proprietor and manager of The Indian Press (P) Ltd., with an educational background including an MBA, LLB, and MJMC, alongside active involvement in local cultural and social societies in Allahabad (such as the George Town Barwari Durga Puja Committee and Allahabad Kalibari).