Mani Shankar Mukherjee
| Mani Shankar Mukherjee | |
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| Born |
December 7, 1933 Bongaon, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal |
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| Occupation | Writer, novelist, essayist, researcher |
| Known for | Books on Swami Vivekananda, Bengali novels |
Shankar, real name Mani Shankar Mukherjee, and generally known in English-language literature as Sankar, is a very popular writer in the Bengali language. He grew up in Howrah district of West Bengal.
Shankar is the son of Avaya Mukherjee known as Gouri Mukherjee. Shankar's father died while Shankar was still a teenager, as a result of which Shankar became a clerk to the last British barrister of the Calcutta High Court, Noel Frederick Barwell.
Shankar is a widower and a non-vegetarian.
Noel Barwell introduced Shankar to literature.
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 Shankar.
That impetus led to his first novel, about Barwell, that according to some critics is perhaps the most stimulating -- "Kato Ajanare" (So Much Unknown).
At the same time period in 1962, Shankar 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.
Shankar marketed his literary work to Bengali households with the marketing slogan "A bagful of Shankar (Ek Bag Shankar)". Collections of his books were sold in blue packets through this marketing effort.
In addition to his literary efforts, Shankar is regarded as a street food expert with two books on this topic. He also is a marketing professional associated with an Indian industrial house.
Sankar speaks at the UN
Giving Autograph on his book
In Kolkata International Book Fair 2017
Mani Shankar Mukherjee with Poet Panchatapa and Poet Tapas Mahapatra
Mani Shankar Mukherjee with Poet Tapas Mahapatra
Mani Shankar Mukherjee with Poet Panchatapa
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