


Professor Shonku is a polyglot who knows 69 languages. In Satyajit Ray’s last finished novel of the series, Swarnaparnee, that was initially published in the Special Puja issue of Anandamela children’s magazine in 1992, it was mentioned that at the age of 20, Professor Shonku took his first job as a professor of physics in Calcutta’s Scottish Church College. At the age of 16, Professor Shonku received his BSc degree with honours in two subjects, Physics and Chemistry. Professor Shonku passed matriculation examination of the University of Calcutta at the age of 12. Professor Shonku’s father Tripureshwar was a physician. In his story “The Astronaut’s Diary” (Byomjatrir diary) Ray introduced Professor Shonku, the protagonist of his science-fiction stories. He has a male-servant named Prohlad and a cat named Newton. Satyajit Ray Shanku Samagra Hardcover 1 January 2014 Bengali Edition by Satyajit Ray (Author) 278 ratings See all formats and editions Hardcover 890.00 6 New from 850. The real name of Professor Shonku is Trilokeshwar Shonku. His full name is Trilokeshwar Shonku, and by occupation, he is an inventor.

Professor Shonku is a fictional scientist created by Satyajit Ray (1921–1992) in a series of Bengali science fiction books published from 1965.
