Chowringhee Written by bestselling Bengali author Sankar, Chowringhee was published in 1962. Set around a hotel in Calcutta, it became an instant hit, spawning translations in major Indian languages, and was turned into a film and a play.
About the Author: Sankar Sankar (Mani Sankar Mukherji) is the author of several Bengali best-sellers, both fiction and non-fiction.
Two of his novels,Seemabaddha (Company Limited) and Jana Arana (The Middleman), were turned into films by Satyajit Ray.
Sankar also wears a corporate hat, as Chief Advisor (Corporate Relations) at RPG Enterprises. Helves and works in Kolkata.
