Draft:Dipak Kumar Ghosh

{{Short description|Indian Administrative Service officer and politician (1937–2005)}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| native_name = দীপক কুমার ঘোষ

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| birth_date = 1937

| birth_place = Munshiganj, Bengal Presidency, British India

| death_date = {{death date and age|2025|4|4|1937|1|1}}

| death_place = Kolkata, West Bengal, India

| nationality = Indian

| education = B.Sc., B.Com., LL.B.

| alma_mater = Presidency College, Kolkata, University of Calcutta

| occupation = Civil servant, politician, author

| years_active = 1958–2006

| party = Indian National Congress (1995–1998), All India Trinamool Congress (1998–2006)

| office = Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly

| constituency = Mahishadal

| term_start = 1999

| term_end = 2006

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Dipak Kumar Ghosh (1937 – 4 April 2025) was an Indian civil servant, politician, and author.{{Cite web |title=Dipak Kumar Ghosh(All India Trinamool Congress(AITC)):Constituency- Medinipur(WEST BENGAL) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://www.myneta.info/ls2009/candidate.php?candidate_id=4869 |access-date=2025-06-09 |website=www.myneta.info}}{{Cite web |title=Anandabazar |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/west-bengal/former-ias-tmcs-ex-mla-dipak-ghosh-passes-away/cid/1587287}}{{Cite web |date=2025-03-10 |title=Dipak Ghosh Passed Away: বিতর্ক আর রাজনীতির ঘূর্ণাবর্ত পেরিয়ে প্রয়াত একদা IAS-বিধায়ক দীপক ঘোষ... |url=https://zeenews.india.com/bengali/kolkata/retired-ias-and-controversial-ex-tmc-mla-dipak-ghosh-passed-away_571830.html |access-date=2025-06-09 |website=Zee24Ghanta.com |language=bn}}{{Cite web |title=Sri Dipak Kumar Ghosh, WBCS(Exe.) {{!}} Purba Medinipur {{!}} India |url=https://purbamedinipur.gov.in/whoswho/contai-iii/ |access-date=2025-06-09 |language=en-US}} He served in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) from 1958 until his retirement in 1995, holding key administrative positions in West Bengal. Post-retirement, he entered politics, serving as a Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly representing Mahishadal from 1999 to 2006.{{Cite web |date=2025-03-10 |title=Dipak Ghosh Passed Away: বিতর্ক আর রাজনীতির ঘূর্ণাবর্ত পেরিয়ে প্রয়াত একদা IAS-বিধায়ক দীপক ঘোষ... |url=https://zeenews.india.com/bengali/kolkata/retired-ias-and-controversial-ex-tmc-mla-dipak-ghosh-passed-away_571830.html |access-date=2025-06-09 |website=Zee24Ghanta.com |language=bn}} Ghosh was known for his critical writings on West Bengal politics, particularly his book Mamata Banerjee as I Have Known Her{{Cite web |last=Dey |first=Sreyashi |date=2023-03-09 |title=Ramblings, or damning facts? Kaustav Bagchi not first Mamata baiter to cite ex-IAS officer's book |url=https://theprint.in/politics/ramblings-or-damning-facts-kaustav-bagchi-not-first-mamata-baiter-to-cite-ex-ias-officers-book/1427623/ |access-date=2025-06-09 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}.{{Cite web |last=Dey |first=Sreyashi |date=2023-03-09 |title=Ramblings, or damning facts? Kaustav Bagchi not first Mamata baiter to cite ex-IAS officer's book |url=https://theprint.in/politics/ramblings-or-damning-facts-kaustav-bagchi-not-first-mamata-baiter-to-cite-ex-ias-officers-book/1427623/ |access-date=2025-06-09 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |last=সংবাদদাতা |first=নিজস্ব |title=বিতর্ক জিইয়ে, প্রয়াত দীপক |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/west-bengal/former-ias-tmcs-ex-mla-dipak-ghosh-passes-away/cid/1587287 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250426203711/https://www.anandabazar.com/west-bengal/former-ias-tmcs-ex-mla-dipak-ghosh-passes-away/cid/1587287 |archive-date=2025-04-26 |access-date=2025-06-09 |language=bn}}{{Cite web |title=Sri Dipak Kumar Ghosh, WBCS(Exe.) {{!}} Purba Medinipur {{!}} India |url=https://purbamedinipur.gov.in/whoswho/contai-iii/ |access-date=2025-06-09 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Votesmart India |url=https://votesmart.in/ |access-date=2025-06-09 |website=Votesmart India |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Votesmart India |url=https://votesmart.in/ |access-date=2025-06-09 |website=Votesmart India |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Book |title=Amazon |url=https://www.amazon.in/KEMON-MAMATA-DIPAK-KUMAR-GHOSH/dp/B07213GHS4/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.5DpzsH2_D4I9kjkGIQw0dG7OaeSwyUis0_zdK08d3iU.PM3zXXaf2xIr4-u-l1MxYTV12Ziq6ssXQYE-CgJbAkw&dib_tag=se&qid=1749435766&refinements=p_27%3ADipak+Ghosh&s=books&sr=1-2}}{{Cite web |date=2025-05-31 |title=FIR filed against BJP's Koustav Bagchi: Posting excerpts from late TMC leader's book sparks row on woman’s dignity, political decorum in Bengal - Kolkata News |url=https://www.bhaskarenglish.in/local/west-bengal/kolkata/news/koustav-bagchi-complaint-for-posting-dipak-ghosh-against-mamata-banerjee-sparks-controversy-135139838.html |access-date=2025-06-09 |website=Bhaskar English |language=en}}{{cite book |title=Kemon Mamata |author=Dipak Kumar Ghosh |publisher=Unknown |language=bn |url=https://www.amazon.in/KEMON-MAMATA-DIPAK-KUMAR-GHOSH/dp/B07213GHS4 |access-date=9 June 2025}}{{cite book |title=Mamata Banerjee As I Have Known Her |author=Dipak Kumar Ghosh |publisher=Rupa Publications |year=2012 |isbn=9334175303 |url=https://www.amazon.in/Mamata-Banerjee-As-Have-Known-Her/dp/9334175303 |access-date=9 June 2025}}{{cite web |title=Books by Dipak Kumar Ghosh on Amazon |url=https://www.amazon.in/stores/DIPAK-KUMAR-GHOSH/author/B0D73SX55S |website=Amazon India |access-date=9 June 2025}}