P. C. Sorcar

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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.

He is the father of animator/director/laserist Manick Sorcar and magicians P.C. Sorcar, Jr. and P.C. Sorcar, Young.

[edit] Early life

Sorcar was born 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 starting from the mid 1930s, when he performed shows in Kolkata and also in Japan and several other countries.

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[edit] 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