text: In collaboration with linguist Paul Kiparsky, Ghosh has written about the possible influence of Pāṇinis Sanskrit grammar, in particular the periodic Sanskrit alphabet (the Shiva sutras), on Mendeleevs conception of the periodic table, a potentially important, new insight into the history of the periodic table. Ghosh has also published popular articles on arrow pushing, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of its first use by Sir Robert Robinson, and on the impact of relativity in chemistry, among many others.
  Ghosh has been involved in a variety of diversity initiatives. The 2011 book Letters to a Young Chemist with a young woman as the protagonist and several contributions by leading female scientists has gone through numerous reprints and remains a bestseller. In 2020–2021, Ghosh published two biographical essays on the late Martin Gouterman, a noted porphyrin chemist and one of the first openly gay/LGBT scientists, drawing a parallel with astronomer and gay rights activist Frank Kameny (see LGBT history for a more general discussion). Subsequently, he co-edited a Virtual Issue on “Out in Inorganic Chemistry: A Celebration of LGBTQIAPN+ Inorganic Chemists” highlighting queer authors in Inorganic Chemistry and other American Chemical Society journals.