Mani Shankar Mukherjee (Shankar) passes away at 92.

Exam-focused facts from the 21 February 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Mani Shankar Mukherjee, popularly known as Shankar, died at the age of 92 on Friday.
He was born in 1933 in Bongaon, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal.
Shankar received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2021.
Notable works include Chowrangi, Kato Ajanare, Simabuddha, Janaaranya, and Kumkum Prabhu.