Bishwanath Ghosh (born 26 December 1970) is an Indian writer, journalist and poet, best known for his literary travelogues which describe the real essence of India.
He is also the author of the bestselling Aimless in Banaras: Wanderings in India’s Holiest City, published in December 2019.
He was born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, where he started his career as a journalist in 1993 with The Pioneer.
He subsequently worked with the Press Trust of India and The Asian Age in New Delhi.
At present he is an associate editor with The Hindu and lives in Kolkata, having made the city his home in August 2018 after nearly 18 years in Chennai.