Every time Sankar rang me to talk about a translation, he would identify himself as Mani Shankar, conduct the conversation briskly, and disconnect the call as soon as the discussion had ended. Not for ...

The city was not only a setting but also a major character in Sankar's stories, providing the readers insight into the ever-changing and complex nature of Calcutta,' observes Atanu Biswas.

Celebrated Bengali writer Mani Sankar Mukhopadhyay, fondly known as Sankar died at a private hospital in Kolkata today. He was 92. Sahitya Akademi award winner Sankar was undergoing treatment at ...

Eminent Bangla author Mani Sankar Mukhopadhyay, better known by his pen name “Sankar”, died at a private hospital in Kolkata yesterday. He was 92. He breathed his last around 1:30pm (local time) while ...

When news came on Friday afternoon that Shankar (Mani Shankar Mukherjee) had passed away, it felt as though a familiar street in Kolkata had suddenly gone silent. For many of us who grew up in Bengal ...