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Anuparna Roy’s win at Venice Film Festival and a question: Can a city that promises freedom ever deliver it for women?
September 12, 2025 5:25 pm
Even as women in urban India live more independent lives than their mothers ever imagined, they remain tethered to a gaze they may never fully escape
70 years on, what makes ‘Pather Panchali’ endure — across cultures and time
August 27, 2025 4:59 pm
It is a living text that continues to question us: What stories are we telling today, and to whom? Are we still willing to look at ordinary lives with dignity?
The architects of modern photography: 4 thinkers – from Susan Sontag to John Berger – who taught us how to perceive
August 31, 2025 2:26 pm
World Photography Day: As emerging photographers gain recognition for their ability to capture meaning in the everyday, several books continue to guide enthusiasts and professionals alike.
Unpacking controversy over alleged demolition of Satyajit Ray’s ancestral home in Bangladesh
July 20, 2025 7:48 am
While it is unclear whether a house being demolished in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh once belonged to the Ray family, the recent controversy has deeper roots
As demolition halted, Bangladesh says house not linked to Satyajit Ray family
July 18, 2025 3:04 am
This comes after India’s recent suggestion that Bangladesh “reconsider the demolition” and offer to help in the reconstruction of the property into a “museum of literature”.
Demolition of Satyajit Ray’s ancestral home in Bangladesh halted
July 17, 2025 10:58 am
India had suggested that Bangladesh ‘reconsider the demolition’ of Satyajit Ray’s ancestral home in Mymensingh city and said it could help in the reconstruction of the property into a ‘museum of literature’
Satyajit Ray's ancestral home in Bangladesh and a few untold stories
July 17, 2025 9:50 am
The birth of Bangladesh was a victory of the ethno-linguistic spirit over religious dogmatism. Satyajit Ray’s films and writings upheld that spirit
Kishore Kumar gave Satyajit Ray Rs 5,000 to save Pather Panchali; his first wife lived at Ray's house for 3 years after they separated: Amit Kumar
July 16, 2025 2:40 pm
Amit Kumar talks about the relationship between his father Kishore Kumar and the director Satyajit Ray, and how both men were in awe of each other.
India tells Dhaka to reconsider demolition of Satyajit Ray’s ancestral home, offers help to repair
July 16, 2025 7:29 am
News heartbreaking, Ray family torchbearers of Bengal's culture: Mamata
Golden age star, who worked with Sanjeev Kumar, Uttam Kumar, didn't appear in public for 36 years on a holy man's suggestion; rejected Raj Kapoor's 'personality'
June 20, 2025 4:33 pm
Suchitra Sen lived the last 36 years of her life away from the public eye after enjoying years of stardom. She even refused to accept Dadasaheb Phalke award in person.
SATYAJIT RAY PHOTOS
Exhibition highlights Satyajit Ray's visual artistry; gives rare peek into his book jacket designs
February 28, 2022 9:57 am
A new art exhibition, 'Ray between the Covers', features digital reprints of book jackets, illustrated and designed by Satyajit Ray
Exhibition showcases original costumes from Satyajit Ray's 1977 film Shatranj Ke Khilari
October 25, 2021 12:37 pm
Celebrating the legacy of Satyajit Ray, the exhibition titled A King’s Gambit - Chess, Costumes and a Crown, is an ode to the detailed costume design of those times
Martin Scorsese's tribute to Satyajit Ray: 'The Apu trilogy took my breath away'
May 02, 2021 8:32 am
Martin Scorsese writes about the intimate image of India that Satyajit Ray’s films presented to the world.
The eye of a genius: The cinematic universe of Satyajit Ray
May 24, 2020 1:35 pm
Satyajit Ray was a quintessential humanist who used the camera with empathy to tell stories. Stories that capture the beauty and severity of life in rural Bengal, decaying feudalism, the struggles and aspirations of the Bengali middle class and its conflict with dogmatic religion. His films told stories in ways that only a humanist of his stature could.
A pictorial tribute to Satyajit Ray on his 98th birth anniversary
May 03, 2019 6:48 am
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded Satyajit Ray an Honorary Academy Award in 1992.
Satyajit Ray's 26th death anniversary: A pictorial tribute to the legendary filmmaker
April 23, 2018 6:55 pm
April 23 marks the 26th death anniversary of legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray: the filmmaker who not only played a major role in placing India on the global cinematic map but his works continue to inspire a number of acclaimed filmmakers even today. Here's a pictorial tribute to the filmmaker.
10 must watch films that were submitted to Oscars by India
September 25, 2017 1:53 pm
Rajkummar Rao's 'Newton' is India's latest entry to Oscars in the Best Foreign Language Film category. The trend was started in independent India in 1957 with Mehboob Khan directorial 'Mother India'. Over the years, there have been only three films that have actually made to the final Oscar nominations list. Scroll through for a list of top movies that were submitted to Oscars by India.
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