- Ghosal was an Indian playback singer and composer in Hindi and other vernacular Indian films, especially Bengali-language.
- Ghoshal earned a university degree in Humanities from Asutosh College, Kolkata and a Master's degree and Ph.D. from Rabindra Bharati University. His thesis was titled "Nazrulgeeti - Roop O Rashanabhuti".
- He was known in his native Bengal primarily as one of the foremost artists of the golden age of Nazrulgeeti (c. 1930s-1970s).
- Is mother encouraged his singing by arranging for his musical training at age 4.
- Ghoshal visited the UK, USA, Canada, and Germany for various musical concerts. Up until his death, he visited Western countries to promote Indian musical culture with references to Bengali songs along with folk songs of Bengal.
- Ghoshal was offered honorary citizenship of Chicago in 1994 by Mayor Richard M. Daley.
- He learned Rabindra Sangeet from Debabrata Biswas and learned different Bengali songs from Manindra Chakraborty.
- Ghoshal's music lessons continued until he was about 26 years of age. During his studies, he became a master of Thumri, Kheyal, Bhajan, Ragpradhan, Rabindra Sangeet, Nazrulgeeti, Dwijendrageeti, Rajnikanter Gaan, modern Bengali songs, and several other folk songs.
- Ghoshal's first venture into movies as a playback singer was at the age of 19, when he sang for the movie Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne, written and directed by Satyajit Ray.
- He also wrote a book on Indian Music, Ganer Bhubane.
- Ghoshal was elected as one of the members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Uttarpara Constituency (Hoogly 185) as a candidate of All India Trinamool Congress, headed by Mamata Banerjee in 2011.
- In 1971 he was awarded from the Bengal Film Journalists' Association - with the "Best Male Playback Award" for the Bengali film 'Sagina Mahato'.
- His first performance took place soon after, when he sang for a children's programme, Shishu Mahal, from All India Radio, Kolkata.
- In 1981 he received the "National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer ", and this for the Bengali film 'Hirak Rajar Deshe'.
- He was a National Scholar, selected in 1966-1967.
- He sang for various Bengali and Hindi movies, as well as in Bhojpuri and Assamese films.
- His association with Satyajit Ray continued, sometimes as an assistant music director, and he eventually won the National Award in 1981 for Hirak Rajar Deshe.
- He stood first in 'Sangeet Bharati Degree Examination' in the years 1966-1967 and was awarded a gold medal.
- During his studies, he took part in many music competitions in which he secured the highest marks in different classical, light classical, Bengali songs (traditional and modern), Rabindra Sangeet, and folk songs.
- He received music lessons from teachers such as Sangeetacharya Tarapada Chakraborty and Sangeetacharya Sukhendu Goswami.
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