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Bengali writer

Mani Shankar Mukherjee

1933–2026, born Bangaon, writes in Bangla, writer

Mani Sankar Mukherjee, commonly known by his pen name Sankar in both Bengali- and English-language literature, was an Indian writer in the Bengali language, who also served as the Sheriff of Kolkata. He grew up in Debdoot Sheet Nagar in Howrah of West Bengal.

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Awards

2020Sahitya Akademi Award

Elsewhere

Facts from Wikidata as of 27 October 2026. Correct this entry.

Also writing in Bangla

Shankha Ghosh

1932–2021Bengali poet, literary critic and educator (1932-2021)