Satyajit Ray
Jaya Ahsan remembers Satyajit Ray on his birthday
Today marks the 102nd birthday of legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray. His contributions to Bengali cinema are unparalleled. Many Bengali film artistes and celebrities are paying tribute to him in various ways today.
My first foray into fiction with Feluda
Growing up, I never analysed what drew me to the Feluda novels. It is only now that I marvel at how Feluda remained the fiction novel read at leisure by a self-proclaimed Bookworm such as myself for so long in my childhood.
Babita remembers the great Satyajit Ray
On the birthday of legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray, Babita shared her memory of working with him.
Remembering Satyajit Ray through his revolutionary female characters
Ray's portrayal of women in his films was not limited to his female characters' on-screen presence. He also worked closely with women behind the scenes, such as his wife, Bijoya Ray, who was his constant collaborator and partner.
Satyajit Ray: A director's gaze
He created two lasting popular characters in Bengali literature—the debonair detective Felu Da and the brilliant scientist Professor Shonku. The brilliance of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Isaac Asimov neatly packed into one creative mind that was Ray's.
#Perspective / What makes Professor Shonku so special to us?
As Bengalis, we have grown up reading Satyajit Ray. Who does not remember the clever, witty, and adventurous detective, Feluda? Or the highly revered Professor Shonku, an eccentric scientist, inventor, explorer, and polyglot? Today, we celebrate one of these characters, Professor Trilokeshwar Shonku, paying a humble tribute to the Bengali maestro that is Satyajit Ray. For many of us, Ray was the entrance to Bengali literature, and the Shonku series — an influential work of science fiction in the Bengali language.
Five Bangla films that show what love is
This Valentine's Day, grab a cup of tea and your loved one and immerse in the movies suggested below.
Satyajit Ray’s ‘Aparajito’ in 73rd Berlinale retrospective
The 1956 film is essentially about Apu's adolescence and growing apart from his mother. The film highlights the underlying conflict of the mother-son relationship.
Dhaka Art Summit for young visitors
Animation, games and performances your children shouldn't miss on the last day of DAS 2023 today
Jaya Ahsan remembers Satyajit Ray on his birthday
Today marks the 102nd birthday of legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray. His contributions to Bengali cinema are unparalleled. Many Bengali film artistes and celebrities are paying tribute to him in various ways today.
My first foray into fiction with Feluda
Growing up, I never analysed what drew me to the Feluda novels. It is only now that I marvel at how Feluda remained the fiction novel read at leisure by a self-proclaimed Bookworm such as myself for so long in my childhood.
Babita remembers the great Satyajit Ray
On the birthday of legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray, Babita shared her memory of working with him.
Remembering Satyajit Ray through his revolutionary female characters
Ray's portrayal of women in his films was not limited to his female characters' on-screen presence. He also worked closely with women behind the scenes, such as his wife, Bijoya Ray, who was his constant collaborator and partner.
Satyajit Ray: A director's gaze
He created two lasting popular characters in Bengali literature—the debonair detective Felu Da and the brilliant scientist Professor Shonku. The brilliance of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Isaac Asimov neatly packed into one creative mind that was Ray's.
What makes Professor Shonku so special to us?
As Bengalis, we have grown up reading Satyajit Ray. Who does not remember the clever, witty, and adventurous detective, Feluda? Or the highly revered Professor Shonku, an eccentric scientist, inventor, explorer, and polyglot? Today, we celebrate one of these characters, Professor Trilokeshwar Shonku, paying a humble tribute to the Bengali maestro that is Satyajit Ray. For many of us, Ray was the entrance to Bengali literature, and the Shonku series — an influential work of science fiction in the Bengali language.
Five Bangla films that show what love is
This Valentine's Day, grab a cup of tea and your loved one and immerse in the movies suggested below.
Satyajit Ray’s ‘Aparajito’ in 73rd Berlinale retrospective
The 1956 film is essentially about Apu's adolescence and growing apart from his mother. The film highlights the underlying conflict of the mother-son relationship.
Dhaka Art Summit for young visitors
Animation, games and performances your children shouldn't miss on the last day of DAS 2023 today
Ghosts in Bangla literature and culture
“Bhoot”, the Bangla word for ghost, derives from the Sanskrit word Bhūta, referring to living beings and the past. Later, it also came to mean ‘disembodied spirit.’ Ghost stories carry a special tradition in Bangla literature and the root lies in folklore and rural culture.
