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	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| name = Protul Chandra Sorcar		\| name = Protul Chandra Sorcar
	\| image = Sorcar.jpg		\| image = Sorcar.jpg
	\| image_size = ~~300~~		\| image_size = 250px
	\| caption = P. C. Sorcar		\| caption = P. C. Sorcar
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1913\|2\|23\|df=yes}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1913\|2\|23\|df=yes}}
	\| birth_place = [[Bengal Presidency~~\|Bengal~~]], [[British India]] (now ~~[[Tangail District\|Tangail]],~~ [[Bangladesh]])		\| birth_place = [[Tangail District\|Tangail]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]] (now in [[Bangladesh]])
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1971\|1\|6\|1913\|2\|23\|df=yes}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1971\|1\|6\|1913\|2\|23\|df=yes}}
	\| death_place = [[Asahikawa]], [[Hokkaidō]], [[Japan]]		\| death_place = [[Asahikawa]], [[Hokkaidō]], [[Japan]]
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	==Career==		==Career==
	Sorcar became famous in the mid-1930s, when he performed shows in [[Kolkata]] and also in [[Japan]] and several other countries. Among other routines, he performed a Floating Lady routine featuring [[Aerial suspension (illusion)\|aerial suspension]] in 1964.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.pcsorcarmagician.com/sorcarmagic.htm \|title=Magic of PC Sorcar Senior \|access-date=2 January 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131127162737/http://www.pcsorcarmagician.com/sorcarmagic.htm \|archive-date=27 November 2013 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Ganapati Chakraborty]] was his mentor.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=P. C. Sorcar {{!}} The Asian Age Online, Bangladesh\|url=http://dailyasianage.com/news/212813/?regenerate\|access-date=2020-09-15\|website=The Asian Age\|language=en}}</ref>		Sorcar became famous in the mid-1930s, when he performed shows in [[Kolkata]] and also in [[Japan]] and several other countries. Among other routines, he performed a Floating Lady routine featuring [[Aerial suspension (illusion)\|aerial suspension]] in 1964.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.pcsorcarmagician.com/sorcarmagic.htm \|title=Magic of PC Sorcar Senior \|access-date=2 January 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131127162737/http://www.pcsorcarmagician.com/sorcarmagic.htm \|archive-date=27 November 2013 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Ganapati Chakraborty]] was his mentor.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=P. C. Sorcar {{!}} The Asian Age Online, Bangladesh\|url=http://dailyasianage.com/news/212813/?regenerate\|access-date=2020-09-15\|website=The Asian Age\|language=en}}</ref>

			His self-appointed title was 'TW'sGM' - The World's Greatest Magician.

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
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	==Postage stamp==		==Postage stamp==
	On 23 February 2010, ~~Indian~~ Post issued a ~~Rs. 5/-~~ stamp to honour him.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://postagestamps.gov.in/Stamps2010.aspx \|title=Postage Stamps \|website=India Post}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|date=24 February 2010 \|title=Postage stamp on P.C. Sorcar issued \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article112380.ece \|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref>		[[File:Stamp of India - 2010 - Colnect 259552 - P C Sorcar.jpeg\|thumb\|Sorcar on a 2010 stamp of India]]
			On 23 February 2010, [[India Post]] issued a commemorative stamp to honour him.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://postagestamps.gov.in/Stamps2010.aspx \|title=Postage Stamps \|website=India Post}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|date=24 February 2010 \|title=Postage stamp on P.C. Sorcar issued \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article112380.ece \|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref>

	==Publications==		==Publications==

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{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Protul Chandra Sorcar
| image = Sorcar.jpg
| image_size = 300
| caption = P. C. Sorcar
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1913|2|23|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal]], [[British India]] (now [[Tangail District|Tangail]], [[Bangladesh]])
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1971|1|6|1913|2|23|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Asahikawa]], [[Hokkaidō]], [[Japan]]
| occupation = [[Magic (illusion)|Magician]]
| nationality = [[India]]n
| parents =
| spouse = Basanti Devi
}}
'''Protul Chandra Sorcar''' (23 February 1913{{snd}}6 January 1971) was an [[India]]n magician.<ref>{{cite book |last=Parvez |first=Md Masud |year=2012 |chapter=Sorcar, PC |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Sorcar,_PC |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref> He was an internationally active [[Magic (illusion)|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 57 in [[Asahikawa]], [[Hokkaidō]], [[Japan]], on 6 January 1971, where he was performing.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-44316854 |title=PC Sorcar: India's 'maharajah of magic' who terrified the UK |website=BBC}}</ref>

==Career==
Sorcar became famous in the mid-1930s, when he performed shows in [[Kolkata]] and also in [[Japan]] and several other countries. Among other routines, he performed a Floating Lady routine featuring [[Aerial suspension (illusion)|aerial suspension]] in 1964.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pcsorcarmagician.com/sorcarmagic.htm |title=Magic of PC Sorcar Senior |access-date=2 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131127162737/http://www.pcsorcarmagician.com/sorcarmagic.htm |archive-date=27 November 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Ganapati Chakraborty]] was his mentor.<ref>{{Cite web|title=P. C. Sorcar {{!}} The Asian Age Online, Bangladesh|url=http://dailyasianage.com/news/212813/?regenerate|access-date=2020-09-15|website=The Asian Age|language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Sorcar was married to Basanti Devi. They were the parents of the [[animator]], [[Film director|director]] and laserist [[Manick Sorcar]] and magicians [[P. C. Sorcar Jr.]] and [[P. C. Sorcar, Young]].

==Awards==
* ''Jadusamrat P.C. Sorcar Sarani'' The Government of India has named a major street in Calcutta after him
* [[Padma Shri]] (the Lotus), awarded by the President of India on 26 January 1964
* ''The Sphinx'' (Oscar of Magic), US, 1946 and 1954
* ''The Royal Medallion''German Magic Circle

==Postage stamp==
On 23 February 2010, Indian Post issued a Rs. 5/- stamp to honour him.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://postagestamps.gov.in/Stamps2010.aspx |title=Postage Stamps |website=India Post}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=24 February 2010 |title=Postage stamp on P.C. Sorcar issued |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article112380.ece |newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref>

==Publications==

*''Magic for You'' (1966)
*''More Magic for You'' (1965)
*''History of Magic'' (1970)
*''Indian Magic'' (1983)

==See also==
*[[Indian magicians]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.pcsorcarmagician.com P.C. Sorcar International Library]

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