Swaroopa Ghosh on Father's Day and her biggest life teacher; says, “I follow everything I learnt from him”
Last seen in Sunny Deol’s Jaat, actor Swaroopa Ghosh will next be seen in upcoming show Aami Dakini. Ahead of Father’s Day, she reflects on her bond with her father—not through nostalgia, but through values that continue to shape her every day.
“For me, every day is Father’s Day,” says Swaroopa Ghosh. “Because it’s HIS values, his wisdom that I carry through.” The actor, known for her nuanced performances across films and television, speaks of her father not as a memory, but as a quiet force in how she lives her life.
“I don’t do anything specifically on Father’s Day,” she shares. “I honor his legacy by living the life based on my learnings from him. It’s part and parcel of my self.”
Swaroopa says her father taught through action. “I follow everything I learnt from him by seeing him… his respect for every person, his kindness, his sense of right and wrong, his love for art, his ability to find beauty in everything, his uprightness… the list is endless.”
She still vividly remembers riding on the back of his bike as a child, exploring the cultural corners of the city. “Going out on his bike to see theatre, art exhibitions, cinema, heritage buildings or just the city Calcutta,” she says, was more than just family time—it was an education in values.
When asked to sum up what her father left behind in her, she chooses to answer through a poem—one she didn’t write, but deeply resonates with;
“Zameer zinda rakh,
Kabir zinda rakh,
Sultan bhi ban jaaye agar,
Dil mein fakir zinda rakh.
Hausle ke woh tarkash mein,
koshish ka woh teer zinda rakh,
Haar ja chaahe zindagi mein sab kuchh,
Magar phir se jeetne ki woh ummeed zinda rakh.
Behna hai toh beshaque beh ja,
Magar sagar mei milne ki woh chaah zinda rakh.
Mitna ho toh aaj mit jaa insaan,
Magar mitne ke baad bhi insaaniyat zinda rakh.”
In the end, what stays with her most are his words: “You, yourself is enough.” For Swaroopa Ghosh, Father’s Day doesn’t need celebration—because the lessons are already lived.
“For me, every day is Father’s Day,” says Swaroopa Ghosh. “Because it’s HIS values, his wisdom that I carry through.” The actor, known for her nuanced performances across films and television, speaks of her father not as a memory, but as a quiet force in how she lives her life.
“I don’t do anything specifically on Father’s Day,” she shares. “I honor his legacy by living the life based on my learnings from him. It’s part and parcel of my self.”
Swaroopa says her father taught through action. “I follow everything I learnt from him by seeing him… his respect for every person, his kindness, his sense of right and wrong, his love for art, his ability to find beauty in everything, his uprightness… the list is endless.”
She still vividly remembers riding on the back of his bike as a child, exploring the cultural corners of the city. “Going out on his bike to see theatre, art exhibitions, cinema, heritage buildings or just the city Calcutta,” she says, was more than just family time—it was an education in values.
When asked to sum up what her father left behind in her, she chooses to answer through a poem—one she didn’t write, but deeply resonates with;
“Zameer zinda rakh,
Kabir zinda rakh,
Sultan bhi ban jaaye agar,
Dil mein fakir zinda rakh.
Hausle ke woh tarkash mein,
koshish ka woh teer zinda rakh,
Haar ja chaahe zindagi mein sab kuchh,
Magar phir se jeetne ki woh ummeed zinda rakh.
Behna hai toh beshaque beh ja,
Magar sagar mei milne ki woh chaah zinda rakh.
Mitna ho toh aaj mit jaa insaan,
Magar mitne ke baad bhi insaaniyat zinda rakh.”
In the end, what stays with her most are his words: “You, yourself is enough.” For Swaroopa Ghosh, Father’s Day doesn’t need celebration—because the lessons are already lived.
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