P. C. Sorcar

P. C. Sorcar (Bangla: পি সি সরকার) (February 23, 1913 - January 6, 1971) was the stage name of Protul Chandra Sorcar, 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, Hokkaido, Japan, on January 6, 1971, where he was performing. P.C. Sorcar Copyright © P.C. Sorcar International Library, used with permission. ... P.C. Sorcar Copyright © P.C. Sorcar International Library, used with permission. ... Bengali or Bangla (বাংলা ) is an Indo-Aryan language of South Asia that evolved as a successor to the Sanskrit, Pali, and Prakrit languages. ... February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1913 (MCMXIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... Harry Houdini, one of the greatest names in magic history. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Hokkaido   listen? (北海道 Hokkaidō, literal meaning: North Sea Route, Ainu: Mosir), formerly known as Ezo, is the second largest island of Japan. ...

He is the father of animator/director/laserist Manick Sorcar and magicians P. C. Sorcar, Jr. and P. C. Sorcar, Young. Manick Sorcar (formal name Prafulla Chandra Sorcar) is an Indian American artist, engineer, and entrepreneur based in Denver, Colorado. ... P. C. Sorcar, Jr. ...

Early life

Sorcar was born on 23 February 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 starting from the mid 1930s, when he performed shows in Kolkata and also in Japan and several other countries. February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1913 (MCMXIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Tangail is a district (zila) in central region of Bangladesh. ... Bengal, known as Bôngo (Bengali: বঙ্গ), Bangla (বাংলা), Bôngodesh (বঙ্গদেশ), or Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ) in Bangla (Bengali), is a region in the northeast of South Asia. ... Kolkata (Bangla: কলকাতা, Hindi: कोलकता, alternate English Calcutta), is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal and was capital of British India until 1912. ...

Awards

• 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 Golden Laurel Germany, 1956
• The Royal Medallion, German Magic Circle

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External links

• P. C. Sorcar International Library
• P. C. Sorcar (Banglapedia)