Mani Shankar Mukherjee (commonly known as Sankar in both Bengali and English-language literature), was born on 7 December 1933 in Bongaon, Bengal Presidency, British India(present-day West Bengal, previously in Jessore district, Bangladesh). He entered Surendranath College (formerly Ripon College, Calcutta) for study. He worked in various fields as a typewriter cleaner, private tutor, and Hawker for his living. He has written a lot of books, and many types of literature like Jekhane Jemon, Kato Ajanare, Nivedita Research Laboratory, and many more. He has been rewarded with Sahitya Akademi Award on 18 March 2021 for his outstanding autobiographical work of Eka Eka Ekashi.