Pandit Jnan Prakash Ghosh (8 May 1909 – 18 February 1997) was an Indian harmonium and tabla player from Farukhabad gharana of Hindustani classical music and musicologist.
[1] He graduated from the Scottish Church College of the University of Calcutta[2] He was keen in sports (he played soccer, hockey, polo and billiards).
He scored music for many Bengali films, of which Jadubhatta, Andhare Alo and Rajlakshmi o Srikanta (1958)[4] are worth mentioning.
[5] A percussion entitled The Drums of India[6][7] He also provided music for the Academy Award nominated animated short Bead Game, directed by Ishu Patel for the National Film Board of Canada.
[8] His residence at 25 Dixon Lane in Bowbazar, Kolkata, was frequented by musicians, be it local or those visiting the city, and thus was the venue of several recitals, most notably a Raga Chhayanat performed by Bade Ghulam Ali Khan in 1954.