P. C. Sorcar

Protul Chandra Sorcar
P.C. Sorcar
Born	(1913-02-23)23 February 1913 Tangail, Bengal, British Raj
Died	6 January 1971(1971-01-06) (aged 57) Ashaikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan
Nationality	Indian
Ethnicity	Bengali Hindu
Occupation	Magician
Religion	Hinduism
Spouse(s)	Basanti Devi

P.C. Sorcar (Bengali: পি সি সরকার) (23 February 1913 - 6 January 1971) was the stage name of Protul Chandra Sorcar (Bengali: প্রতুলচন্দ্র সরকার), a famous Indian magician. He was an internationally active magician throughout the 1950s and 1960s, performing his Indrajal show before live audiences and on television. Sorcar died of a heart attack at the age of 58 in Ashaikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan, on January 6, 1971, where he was performing.

Early life [edit]

Sorcar was born in a traditional kayastha/kshatriya family on February 23, 1913 in Ashekpur, Tangail District in Bengal (now in Bangladesh). He studied in Shibnath High School. His initial magic lessons were from the magician Ganapati Chakraborty. He became famous from the mid-1930s, when he performed shows in Kolkata and also in Japan and several other countries.

Family life [edit]

P. C. Sorcar was married to the late Basanti Devi (died December 26, 2009, Kolkata). They were the parents of animator, director, and laserist Manick Sorcar and magicians P.C. Sorcar, Jr., and P.C. Sorcar, Young.

Awards [edit]

• Jadusamrat P.C. Sorcar Sarani Govt. of India names a major street in Calcutta, dedicated to him
• Padma Shri (the Lotus), awarded by the President of India on January 26, 1964
• The Sphinx (Oscar of Magic), USA, 1946 and 1954
• The Royal Medallion, German Magic Circle

Postage stamp [edit]

On 23 February 2010, Indian Post issued a Rs. 5/- stamp to honour him.^[1]

See also [edit]

• Indian magicians

References [edit]

External links [edit]

• P.C. Sorcar International Library
• P. C. Sorcar at Banglapedia
• Indian Magicians Web Site
• Postage Stamp on P.C. Sorcar Issued (The Hindu, 2010)

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