Sankar (writer) explained

Sankar
Birth Name:Mani Sankar Mukherjee
Birth Date:1933 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Bongaon, Jessore district, Bengal Presidency, British India
Nationality:Indian
Known For:Books on Swami Vivekananda, Bengali novels

Mani Sankar Mukherjee (commonly known as Sankar in both Bengali and English-language literature) is an Indian writer in the Bengali language, who also served as the Sheriff of Kolkata.[1] He grew up in Howrah district of West Bengal.

Personal life

Sankar is the son of Avaya Mukherjee known as Gouri Mukherjee. Sankar's father died while he was still a teenager, as a result of which Sankar became a clerk to the last British barrister of the Calcutta High Court, Noel Frederick Barwell.[2] At the same time he entered in Surendranath College (formerly Ripon College, Calcutta) for study. He worked in various field as typewriter cleaner, private tutor, Hawker for his living.

Literary career

After Noel Barwell's sudden death, Sankar, the professional version of his name adopted for the law courts, sought to honor Barwell. "First, I wanted to build a statue. It was not possible. I then wanted to name a road. Even that was not feasible. And then I decided to write a book about him," according to Sankar. That impetus led to his first novel, about Barwell,[3] that according to some critics is perhaps the most stimulating -- Kato Ajanare (So Much Unknown).[4]

Around the same time in 1962, Sankar conceived Chowringhee on a rainy day at the waterlogged crossing of Central Avenue and Dalhousie - a busy business district in the heart of Kolkata. The novel, set in the opulent hotel he called Shahjahan, was made into a cult movie in 1968. It is wrongly said that Sankar marketed his literary work to Bengali households with the marketing slogan A bagful of Sankar (Ek Bag Sankar) and collections of his books were sold in blue packets through this marketing effort.[5] He has been rewarded with Sahitya Akademi Award on 18 March 2021 for his outstanding autobiographical work of Eka Eka Ekashi.[6] [7]

Works

Works in translation

Screen adaptations

Awards

See also

References

Sources

Notes and References

  1. News: Press Trust of India. 2019-07-08. Eminent author Shankar becomes Sheriff of Kolkata. Business Standard India. 2022-01-27.
  2. Web site: Noel Fredrick Barwell. 2022-01-27. The Statesman. en-US.
  3. Web site: 2018-03-01. Five Iconic Indian Authors. 2022-01-27. Media India Group. en.
  4. Web site: সম্পাদক সমীপেষু : সবার প্রিয় শংকর. 2022-01-27. www.anandabazar.com. bn.
  5. Web site: Gupta. Trisha. Bengali writers know that unless they reach London, nothing will happen: Sankar. 2022-01-27. Scroll.in. en-US.
  6. Web site: TNN. Mar 12, 2021. Sahitya Akademi award for Bengali author Shankar India News - Times of India. 2022-01-27. The Times of India. en.
  7. Web site: ..:: SAHITYA : Akademi Awards ::... 2022-01-27. sahitya-akademi.gov.in.
  8. Web site: Mani Shankar Mukhopadhyay to receive Sahitya Academy Award for Eka Eka Ekasi. 2022-01-27. www.thehindubusinessline.com. en.
  9. Book: Ritwikkumar Ghatak. Ritwik Memorial Trust (India). Rows and rows of fences: Ritwik Ghatak on cinema. 1 July 2012. 1 December 2000. Seagull Books. 978-81-7046-178-4.
  10. Web site: Bengali author Sankar receives Sahitya Akademi Award. 12 March 2021. getbengal.com. Get Bengal.
  11. Web site: বাঙালির ছক-ভাঙা গরিমার স্পর্ধাকে কুর্নিশ. Anandabazar Patrika. 25 December 2022. 26 December 2022. Kolkata.

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