Maneka Sorcar Explained

Maneka Sorcar
Birth Name:	Parama Sorcar
Birth Place:	Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Nationality:	Indian
Spouse:	Susmit Ranjan Haldar
Occupation:	Magician

Maneka Sorcar (real name Parama Sorcar)^[1] is a magician from India and elder daughter of P. C. Sorcar Jr. She worked as an assistant to her father in several shows and till March 2012 she had performed over 250 magic shows.^[2] Sorcar is married to Susmit Ranjan Haldar.^[3] In 2004, Maneka teamed up with her father to create an illusion of a disappearing Taj Mahal, followed by the appearance of a bicycle ride across the surface of Dal Lake.^[4]

Early life

Maneka Sorcar is the elder daughter of Prodip C. Sorcar or Magician P.C. Sorcar Jr. and Jayashri Sorcar and the granddaughter of Protul Chandra Sorcar or Magician P.C. Sorcar. Her two younger sisters Moubani Sorcar and Mumtaz Sorcar are film actresses.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Maneka Sorcar . Nilkantho.in. 3 October 2012.
2. Web site: Tricks of the trade. https://web.archive.org/web/20131102002349/http://www.sify.com/finance/tricks-of-the-trade-news-features-mdlakhficcd.html?ref=false. dead. 2 November 2013. Sify (source:Business Standard). 3 October 2012.
3. News: Sorcar scion finds suitable boy - Maneka the magician to marry US-returned son of MP. https://archive.today/20130203113838/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120412/jsp/calcutta/story_15363719.jsp%23.UGuc-M95MxA. dead. 3 February 2013. 3 October 2012. Telegraph, Calcutta. 12 April 2012.
4. News: It's business as illusion. https://web.archive.org/web/20050117093734/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/11/29/stories/2004112900500300.htm. dead. 17 January 2005. 3 October 2012. The Hindu. 29 November 2004.
5. Web site: P.C. SORCAR INTERNATIONAL LIBRARY . www.pcsorcarmagician.com.