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| name = P. C. Sorcar, Young
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1950}}
| birth_place = [[Kolkata]], [[India]]
| occupation = [[Illusionist]]
| nationality = Indian
| spouse = Chitra Devi
| children = [[P. C. Sorcar, Master|Pouroosh]], Purnasha
}}

'''P. C. Sorcar, Young (formal name Provas Chandra Sorcar)''' (born 1950) is an [[Indian people|Indian]] magician based in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. He is the third son of Indian magician [[P. C. Sorcar]]. He is the winner of the Samurai Crown for the Best Magic Show in Japan, the Golden Dragon for the Best Magic Show in China, and other international awards.<ref name=BIO>{{cite web
| title = Biography
| url = http://www.magicianpcsorcaryoung.com/adver/104026b.html
| publisher = P. C. Sorcar Young Official Website
| date = 2015-07-12
| accessdate = 2015-07-12}}</ref>

Sorcar started practicing magic at an early age, learning from his father, [[P. C. Sorcar]]. He also learned the sitar from Pandit Guru Asit Ganguly, dance from Guru [[Uday Shankar]], and completed his master's degree in mathematics from the [[University of Calcutta]].<ref name=TIMES-BRIDGE>{{cite news
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| date = 2013-09-26
| title = PC Sorcar (Young) wants to make Saraighat Bridge 'vanish'
| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/PC-Sorcar-Young-wants-to-make-Saraighat-Bridge-vanish/articleshow/23084941.cms
| newspaper = [[The Times of India]]
| access-date = 2015-07-12
}}</ref>

In 1982, he composed a ballet on the life of [[Emperor Ashoka]], called ''Rhythm of 262 BC''.<ref name=BIO /> In 2013, he obtained permission from the [[Government of Assam]] to make the [[Saraighat|Saraighat Bridge]] disappear.<ref name=TIMES-BRIDGE />

Some of his most famous illusions include: ''X-Ray Eyes'', where he performs seemingly impossible mathematical calculations while blindfolded; ''The Water of India'', where a magic jug replenishes itself endlessly; and ''The Curse of Chemia'', where a draped body levitating in the air is revealed to have vanished.<ref name=HINDU-ABR>{{cite news
| last = Abraham
| first = Shruthi
| date = 2013-05-09
| title = Abracadabra!
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/events/abracadabra/article4698884.ece
| newspaper = [[The Hindu]]
| access-date = 2015-07-12
}}</ref>

He frequently performs with his son, Pouroosh, known as P. C. Sorcar, Master.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Gupta
| first = Parama
| date = 2014-05-12
| title = 'Magician's Test is on Stage'
| url = http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Magicians-Test-is-on-Stage/2014/05/12/article2219232.ece1
| newspaper = [[The New Indian Express]]
| access-date = 2015-07-12
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| last = Frederick
| first = Prince
| date = 2012-05-13
| title = Running in the family
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/arts/running-in-the-family/article3412107.ece
| newspaper = [[The Hindu]]
| access-date = 2015-07-12
}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.magicianpcsorcaryoung.com Official Site]

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Ward No. 68, Kolkata Municipal Corporation

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'''Ward No. 68, Kolkata Municipal Corporation''' is an administrative division of [[Kolkata Municipal Corporation]] in Borough No. 8, covering parts of [[Ballygunge]] (Ballygunge Place-Ekdalia-Ballygunge Gardens-Fern Place) and [[Gariahat Road|Gariahat]] neighbourhoods in [[South Kolkata]], in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].

==History==
Attempts were made to establish a municipal corporation at Kolkata from the middle of the 19th century. The electoral system was introduced for the first time in 1847, and 4 of the 7 board members were elected by the rate payers. In 1852 the board was replaced by a new one and in 1863 a new body was formed. As per old records, in 1872 there were 25 wards in Kolkata (spellings as in use at that time) – 1. Shyampukur, 2. Kumartuli, 3. Bartala, 4. Sukea Street, 5. Jorabagan, 6. Jorasanko, 7. Barabazar, 8. Kolutola, 9. Muchipara, 10. Boubazar, 11. Padmapukur, 12. Waterloo Street, 13. Fenwick Bazar, 14. Taltala, 15. Kalinga, 16. Park Street, 17. Victoria Terrace, 18. Hastings, 19. Entali, 20. Beniapukur, 21. Baliganj-Tollyganj, 22. Bhabanipur, 23. Alipur, 24.Ekbalpur and 25. Watganj. A new municipal corporation was created in 1876, wherein 48 commissioners were elected and 24 were appointed by the government. With the implementation of the Municipal Consolidation Act of 1888 the area under the jurisdiction of the municipal corporation was enlarged. Certain areas were already there but more parts of them were added (current spellings) - Entally, Manicktala, Beliaghata, Ultadanga, Chitpur, Cossipore, Beniapukur, Ballygunge, Watganj and Ekbalpur, and Garden Reach and Tollygunj. The Calcutta Municipal Act of 1923 brought about important changes. It liberalised the constitution along democratic lines.<ref>Bagchi, Amiya Kumar, ''Wealth and Work in Calcutta, 1860-1921'', in ''Calcutta, the Living City'', Vol. I, edited by [[Sukanta Chaudhuri]], p. 213-215, Oxford University Press, {{ISBN|978-0-19-563696-3}}.</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.kmcgov.in/KMCPortal/jsp/KMCAboutKolkataHome.jsp|title= A walk down memory lane | work= About Kolkata | publisher= KMC|access-date = 16 February 2018}}</ref>

The state government superseded the corporation in 1948 and the Calcutta Municipal Act of 1951 came into force. Adult franchise was introduced in municipal elections in 1962. With the addition of certain areas in the southern part of the city, the number of wards increased from 75 to 144.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.kmcgov.in/KMCPortal/jsp/MunicipalHistoryHome.jsp|title= Kolkata Municipal Corporation | work= Kolkata - a municipal history | publisher= KMC|access-date = 16 February 2018}}</ref>

==Geography==
Ward No. 68 is bordered on the north by Bondel Road; on the east by the Eastern Railway line; on the south by Kankulia Road and Fern Road; and on the west by Lila Roy Sarani ([[Gariahat Road]]).<ref>Kolkata: Detail Maps of 141 Wards with Street Directory. D.P.Publications & Sales Concern, 66 Colarelege Street, Kolkata-700073, 4th edition 2003.</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.calcuttayellowpages.com/mwards.html |title= Municipal Wards| publisher= Yellow Pages.com|access-date = 18 April 2015}}</ref>

The ward is served by [[Ballygunge#Police districts|Gariahat]] police station of [[Kolkata Police Force|Kolkata Police]].<ref name="police">{{cite web| url = http://www.kolkatapolice.gov.in/division.asp?ID=6&Division=N|title = Kolkata Police |work = South-east Division | publisher= KP | access-date = 5 March 2018}}</ref><ref>Kolkata: Detail Maps of 141 Wards with Street Directory, Fourth Impression 2003, Map No. 45, D.P.publication and Sales Concern, 66 College Street, Kolkata-700 073.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/02/Table4_1.htm |title= Table 3 District Wise List of Statutory Towns(Municipal Corporation, Municipality, Notified Area and Cantonment Board), Census Towns and Outgrowths, West Bengal, 2001|access-date= 12 February 2018 |work=Census of India 2001 |publisher=Census Commission of India |url-status=dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110721163402/http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/01/Table-3.htm |archive-date=21 July 2011 }}</ref>

[[Park Circus#Police district|Karaya Women police station]], has jurisdiction over all police districts under the jurisdiction of the South-east division, i.e. Topsia, Beniapukur, Ballygunge, Gariahat, Lake, Karaya, Rabindra Sarobar and Tiljala.<ref name="police"/>

==Demographics==
As per the [[2011 Census of India]], Ward No. 68, Kolkata Municipal Corporation, had a total population of 20,724, of which 10,434 (50%) were males and 10,290 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,036. The total number of literates in Ward No. 68 was 17,888 (90.86% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census3-2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables | work= West Bengal – District-wise |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 12 February 2018l }}</ref>

Kolkata is the second most literate district in West Bengal.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/1916_PART_B_DCHB_KOLKATA.pdf |title = District Census Handbook Kolkata, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII B |work = Page 25: District Highlights, 2011 Census | publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal| access-date = 15 February 2018}}</ref> The literacy rate of Kolkata district has increased from 53.0% in 1951 to 86.3% in the 2011 census.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1916_PART_A_DCHB_KOLKATA.pdf |title = District Census Handbook Kolkata, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A |work = Pages 63-64: Literacy Rate | publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal| access-date = 15 February 2018}}</ref>

See also – [[List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate]]

{{Literacy in KMC wards|collapsible=y}}
Census data about mother tongue and religion is not available at the ward level. For district level information see [[Kolkata district#Demographics|Kolkata district]].

According to the District Census Handbook Kolkata 2011, 141 wards of Kolkata Municipal Corporation formed Kolkata district. (3 wards were added later).<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1916_PART_A_DCHB_KOLKATA.pdf |title = District Census Handbook Kolkata, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A |work = Map on third page plus demographic data about all the wards in the handbook | publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal| access-date = 15 February 2018}}</ref>

==Election highlights==
The ward forms a city municipal corporation council electoral constituency and is a part of [[Ballygunge (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]].<ref name=delimitation>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/WestBengal/FINAL%20ORDER%20NOTIFICATION_English.pdf| title = Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006 | access-date= 18 April 2015|work = West Bengal| publisher= Election Commission}}</ref>
==External links==
{{Wikivoyage-inline|Kolkata/South}}

==References==
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Ward No. 68, Kolkata Municipal Corporation