Nikhil Sarkar (1 May 1932 – 17 August 2004) popularly known as Sripantha was a Bengali social historian, writer and journalist. {{Infobox person | name = Sripantha | native_name = শ্রীপান্থ | honorific suffix = | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Nikhil Sarkar | birth_date = 1 May 1932 | birth_place = Gouripur, Mymensingh District, Bengal Presidency, British India (Now in Bangladesh | death_date = 17 August 2004 (aged 72) | death_place = Calcutta, West Bengal, India | other_names = Sripantha (শ্রীপান্থ) | alma_mater = University of Calcutta | nationality = Indian | occupation = Journalist, author, historian | organization = Jugantar Patrika, Ananda Bazar Patrika | years_active = | known_for = Kolkata Karchra (Notebooks of Kolkata) | notable_works = Ajob Nagori, Sripanther Kolkata, Elokeshi Mohanta Sammand' | awards = Ananda Puraskar (1978) }} Early life Sarkar was born at Gouripur village of Mymensingh district in 1932 in British India. After competed primary education in Mymensingh, he graduated in history from the University of Calcutta. literary career He started his journalist career with Bengali daily Jugantar and thereafter joined in Anandabazar Patrika in the 1960s. Sarkar became associate editor of Anandabazar Patrika. He was in charge of the editorial page and Monday column named Kalkatar Karcha (Notebook of Kolkata). His numerous books were published under the pseudonym Sripantha. Sarkar worked on sub-altern history of Kolkata as well as Bengali culture. He was awarded the Ananda Puraskar in 1978. List of major works Ajob Nagari Sripanther Kolkata Jokhon Chapakhana Elo Mohanto Elokeshi Sambad Keyabat Meye Thagi Metiyaburujer Nabab Dai Bat Tala Harem and Debdashi Kolkata'' References 1932 births 2004 deaths Indian male journalists Bengali-language writers Indian columnists Bengali historians Indian newspaper editors Writers from Kolkata Recipients of the Ananda Purashkar 20th-century Indian journalists People from Mymensingh District University of Calcutta alumni