4. What is your impression of Professor Shonku? What
kind of person do you think he is? it's very important
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Answer: Professor Shonku is a fictional scientist created by Satyajit Ray (1921–1992) in a series of Bengali science fiction books published from 1965. He is one of the most important characters in the science fiction of Bengal. His full name is Trilokeshwar Shonku, and by occupation, he is a physicist and an inventor. He is the son of Dr. Tripureshwar Shonku.
This, however, is the trait of artistic creations, and not of scientific products. Human beings, albeit those in a fantasy world, could have benefited immensely by some of these products. For example, Jeremy Saunders, Shonku’s British geologist friend, is cured from cancer by Miracurall in “Swarnaparnee”. Why then did Shonku not care to market this wonder drug to help millions? Shonku may be a genius; but is he a hero in the truest sense?