- Born
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- Birth namePratul Chandra Sorcar
- P.C. Sorcar was born on February 23, 1913 in Tangail, Bengal Presidency, British India. He died on January 6, 1971 in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan.
- Turban and Royal Robes
- Father of Manick Sorcar and P.C. Sorcar Jr..
- Was originally destined to become an engineer.
- Conducted a long-running feud with the German conjurer Kalanag about which of them was the greatest magician in the world.
- Caused a sensation in England when he performed his buzz saw routine on the BBC TV show Panorama in 1956.
- Wrote 20 books on magic and hypnotism in English, Bangla and Hindi. Was a member of the societies of magicians in France, United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium and Japan. For best stage magic he twice earned the Phoenix Award in the United States.
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