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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]
Sankar is a very popular writer in the Bengali language. He grew up in Howrah district of West Bengal, India. 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.
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Sankar has 141 books on Goodreads with 13318 ratings. Sankar’s most popular book is Chowringhee.
May 5, 2023 · The intrepid Bengali novelist, Sankar, with a literary career spanning seven decades, calls Dear Reader a whimsical collection of a writer’s life and work.
- Kasturi Building, Anna Salai, 859-860, Mount Road, Chennai, 600002, Tamil Nadu
“Dear Reader: A Writer’s Memoir” by Sankar, one of the finest writers in Bengali literature, is a valuable addition to the corpus of memoirs emerging from the stable of Indian writers.
Feb 12, 2023 · Bengali writer Sankar’s heart-tugging memoir isn’t just a personal account, documenting his rather serendipitous journey. It is also a moving tribute to the people who encouraged him and...
Jun 24, 2022 · A landmark Grand Hotel, now called The Oberoi Grand, on Chowringhee, Kolkata. It’s the 60th year of Bengali writer Sankar’s best-selling novel, Chowringhee, and thereby hangs many tales. After...
