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Professor Shonku is a fictional scientist created by Satyajit Ray in a series of Bengali science fiction books. His full name is Trilokeshwar Shonku, and by occupation, he is an inventor. He is the son of Dr. Tripureshwar Shonku. He lives in Giridih, besides the river Usri. He has a male-servant named Prahllad and a cat named Newton living in the house. In his story “The Astronaut’s Diary” (Byomjatrir diary) Ray introduced Professor Shonku, the protagonist of his science-fiction stories. Professor Shonku had many adventures, in both real and fantastical places, some with historical leanings and some with great revelations connected to human civilization.

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