Nikhil Sarkar

Sripantha
শ্রীপান্থ
Born
Nikhil Sarkar

1 May 1932
Died17 August 2004 (aged 72)
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
Other namesSripantha (শ্রীপান্থ)
Alma materUniversity of Calcutta
Occupation(s)Journalist, author, historian
Organization(s)Jugantar Patrika, Ananda Bazar Patrika
Known forKolkata Karchra (Notebooks of Kolkata)
Notable workAjob Nagori, Sripanther Kolkata, Elokeshi Mohanta Sammand
AwardsAnanda Puraskar (1978)

Nikhil Sarkar (1 May 1932 – 17 August 2004) popularly known as Sripantha was a Bengali social historian, writer and journalist.