Professor Shonku
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Professor Trilokeshwar Shonku (Bengali: প্রফেসর শঙ্কু) is a fictional scientist and inventor created by Satyajit Ray in a series of Bengali science fiction books of the same name published from 1965 on. He is the central protagonist of the series. Professor Shonku resides in Giridih. His house contains a laboratory, and he lives with his pet cat, Newton, named after Sir Isaac Newton and his man-servant, Prahlad. He was born in the year of 1912 but his year of death is unknown.
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First appearance | Byomjatrir Diary |
Last appearance | Swarnaparnee |
Created by | Satyajit Ray |
Portrayed by | Dhritiman Chatterjee |
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Full name | Trilokeshwar Shonku |
Nickname | Tilu, Shanks |
Title | Professor |
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Family | Shonku |
Relatives | Tripureswar Shonku (father) Batukeshwar Shonku (great-great grandfather (অতি বৃদ্ধ পৌরপিতামহ) |
Religion | Hinduism |
Nationality | Indian |
Residence | Giridih |
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Language skills | Capable of speaking 69 languages |
Mother tongue | Bengali |
Degree | B.Sc; Honorary doctorate from the Swedish Academy of Sciences |
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