Shankar Roy Chowdhury is an admirable and extremely interesting character. He is the protagonist of the novel Chander Pahar and despite being a fictional character he can inspire many readers in real life.
Shankar is a hero, he has a fair and courageous nature, a strong sense of justice, a strong curiosity and is a great adventurer. He is always willing to help people in his village, Bengal, India and is a hardworking and well-liked young man for the community in which he is inserted.