[5] Born in Bagbazar, Kolkata, on 28 February 1844,[6] the eighth child to his parents Nilkamal and Raimani, he received his early education at Oriental Seminary, and later studied at Hare School in the city but did not complete his education.

Girish said of his parents, "My father was an expert accountant and had a tremendous managerial capacity and worldly wisdom.

After the death of his father he married Promodini Devi, the daughter of Nabin Chandra Deb and re-entered in class - I in the Oriental Seminary.

[8] It was around this time that Girish became acquainted with Ishwar Chandra Gupta and began writing plays, songs and poetry.

[10] The first play produced at the Star Theatre was Daksha Jagna by Girish Chandra Ghosh on the auspicious day of 21 July 1883.

With Binodini Dasi, he staged his play, Chaitanyalila, at the Star Theatre on 20 September 1884, with Sri Ramakrishna in the audience.

[9] Girish first met Sri Ramakrishna in the ancestral home of his neighbour Kalinath Bose.

Many of the followers of Sri Ramakrishna were shocked that Girish was held in such high regard by the Master.

[17] World famous English author, Christopher Isherwood was a beloved disciple of Swami Prabhavananda, and closely identified with Girish.

In Isherwood's autobiographical book, My Guru and his Disciple he said, "Girish became a kind of patron saint for me - I felt closer to him than any other member of the Ramakrishna circle.

[18]" On December 7th, 1975, Isherwood gave the Sunday lecture at the Santa Barbara Vedanta Temple titled Girish Ghosh, where he describes the parallels in their two lives - coming from a state of worldly drunkenness and debauchery to accepting the teachings of a Holy Man, who offered them unconditional love and brings them to God.