Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed profound grief over the passing of eminent Bengali writer Mani Shankar Mukhopadhyay, popularly known by his pen name Shankar, hailing him as a “towering figure” whose literary contributions left an indelible mark on generations of readers.
He died on Friday after a fortnight-long illness during which he was shifted to a local Kolkata hospital.
Popular Bengali classic ‘Chowringhee’, which got translated into a number of Indian as well as foreign languages, will again be…
Written simply and movingly, Chowringhee a novel penned by Shankar completes 55 years of bestselling existence. Calcutta as it was…
