P. C. Sorcar

Protul Chandra Sorcar (23 February 1913 – 6 January 1971) was an Indian magician. He performed internationally throughout the 1950s and 1960s. He is also known also as P.C. Sorcar Senior, since his son, P.C. Sorcar Jr. also performs under that name. The father has been called the "Father of Modern Indian Magic."

Career At the age of 21, Sorcar decided to give up formal education and decided to become a conjuror despite the profession's low esteem in India.

Sorcar became famous in the mid-1930s, when he performed shows in Kolkata and also in Japan and several other countries. Among other routines, he performed a Floating Lady routine featuring aerial suspension in 1964. P. C. Sorcar's world-famous 'Indrajal' shows were supported by a highly skilled technical team.

In 1956, he performed the sawing a woman in half illusion on the BBC's Panorama program, causing some members of the public to panic.

He called himself "The World's Greatest Magician". The Sphinx Prize (Oscar of Magic), US, 1946 and 1954 The Royal Medallion (1956), for the World's Greatest Magician by the German Magic Circle

Publications

Magic for You (1966) More Magic for You (1965) History of Magic (1970) Indian Magic (1983)