Sankari Prasad Basu (21 October 1928 – 6 July 2014, also credited as Sankariprasad Basu) was an Indian scholar, writer and critic who writes mainly in the Bengali language. He is a researcher on Swami Vivekananda and his books on the subject include ''Sahashya Vivekananda'' and ''Bandhu Vivekananda''. One of his notable publications is his seven-volume research work ''Vivekananda o Samakalin Bharatbarsha'', for which he won the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award in 1978.
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