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05-11-2021
32 STORIES
Saswati Sen
‘I was like a daughter to him’
Interview with Kathak exponent Saswati Sen.
Modes of Resistance
The making of a queer figure: Satyajit Ray's interpretation of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah in 'Shatranj ke Khilari'
It is said that in Shatranj ke Khilari, Satyajit Ray imagines a ‘non-Western’ mode of resistance. His depiction of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah cannot be unde
BOOK REVIEW
Satyajit Ray: Master adapter
A delightful collection of Satyajit Ray’s translation of poems and stories of his father, Sukumar Ray, the folk tales put into writing by his grandfat
DOCUMENTARIES
Satyajit Ray's documentaries: A mixed bag
When it came to documentaries, with the exception of The Inner Eye on the blind painting genius Benode Behari Mukhopadhyay, Satyajit Ray did not scale
Interview: Raghu Rai
‘His eyes spoke everything’: Raghu Rai remembers Satyajit Ray
Interview with Raghu Rai, photographer.
Ray's Century
His creation, our inspiration
Lead Story
Humanity and Ray
Extract
Working with Ravi Shankar: The Music of Satyajit Ray's Apu Trilogy
An extract from The Apu Trilogy: Satyajit Ray and The Making of an Epic.
Interview: Shyam Benegal
‘Films are pre-Satyajit or post-Satyajit’: Shyam Benegal remembers Satyajit Ray
Interview with the film-maker Shyam Benegal.
INTERVIEW: APARNA SEN
‘Apu’ in a changing India: Aparna Sen on Satyajit Ray
“Ray was famously accused by Nargis of selling India’s poverty, whereas he gave a face to rural poverty. He made us identify with the characters; he i
Ray and Gaston
Unlikely colleagues: Satyajit Ray and Gaston Roberge
The friendship between a French-Canadian Jesuit and a Bengali film-maker led to path-breaking work in film studies.
Ray & Renoir
Satyajit Ray’s French connection
Meeting Jean Renoir undoubtedly changed Ray’s life, not in an abrupt manner, which would have been uncharacteristic of his response to people, but bec
Interview: Saswati Sen
‘I was like a daughter to him’: Saswati Sen on Satyajit Ray
Interview with Kathak exponent Saswati Sen.
Interview: Dhritiman Chaterji
‘We need criticism, not hagiography’: Dhritiman Chaterji on Satyajit Ray's relevance in today's world
Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay talks to Dhritiman Chaterji.
Nemai Ghosh's photographs
Nemai Ghosh: Satyajit Ray’s Boswell
Nemai Ghosh (1934-2020) photographed Satyajit Ray at work and scenes from his films from 1968 to 1992.
Parallels with contemporary film-makers
Subterranean parallels: Common threads between Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen and Ritwik Ghatak
In the decade that marks the birth centenaries of Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen and Ritwik Ghatak, it is time to move beyond the apparent dissimilarities b
INTERVIEW: BARUN CHANDA
‘That exact face in his mind’: Barun Chanda remembers Satyajit Ray
Interview with the actor Barun Chanda.
Interview: Sharmila Tagore
Sharmila Tagore on working with Satyajit Ray
Interview with the veteran actor Sharmila Tagore.
Ray's political films
Unstated politics: The political statements in Satyajit Ray's films
Though Satyajit Ray never wore his politics on his sleeve, he never shied away from making strong statements in his films that left no confusion as to
Ray's trilogies
Critical insider: Satyajit Ray's cinematic trilogies
The three trilogies that mark the beginning, middle and end of Satyajit Ray’s film-making career reflect his changing perception of the idea of India.
Ray's craft
Cinema, for Satyajit Ray, was all about salvation
‘Shatranj ke Khilari’ was as neatly planned as a game of chess. The knight wanted even the tiniest pawn to be perfect.
INTERVIEW: Sandip Ray
Film time, family time: Sandip Ray on Satyajit Ray
The film-maker Sandip Ray reminisces about his father in a free-wheeling interview.
COVER STORY
A letter from Satyajit Ray
Despite his astonishing success, Ray did not forget the little reader.
Interview: Goutam Ghose
‘A man who knew too much’: Goutam Ghose on Satyajit Ray
Interview with Goutam Ghose, film-maker.
Interview: Girish Kasaravalli
‘Ray’s vision is universal’: Girish Kasaravalli on Satyajit Ray
Interview with Girish Kasaravalli, eminent Kannada film director.
Editor's Note
Celebrating Satyajit Ray
Ray's modernity
How Satyajit Ray foregrounded modernity and enlightenment throughout his career
Satyajit Ray’s cinema, like Mrinal Sen’s and Ritwik Ghatak’s, is a major contribution to cultural modernity in India. Cinema comes of age in their han
Ray's vision of Bengal
Vision of a land: Bibhutibhusan Bandopadhyay's Bengal in Satyajit Ray's cinema
Nature’s abundance is closely related to want and privation in Bibhutibhusan Bandopadhyay. Satyajit Ray wanted to return to that vision of Bengal in h
Conversations with Ray
‘I am not conscious of being a humanist’
An interview strung together from conversations Andrew Robinson had with Satyajit Ray over several years.
Interview: Adoor Gopalakrishnan
‘He lived life cinema’: Adoor Gopalakrishnan on Satyajit Ray
Interview with Adoor Gopalakrishnan.
Ray's Century
A Century of Satyajit Ray
A truly singular and multi-faceted personality, Satyajit Ray (1921-1992) was not only a ‘jewel’ of Bengal, and the Koh-i-Noor of independent India, bu
Andrew Robinson
Economic Perspectives
Allegations of manipulation in the World Bank’s annual Doing Business ranking suggest institutional problems
The difference in the responses to the allegations against Chile and China regarding manipulation of the World Bank’s Doing Business rankings in 2018
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Rise of ‘Hindutva’ cinema
Movie trailers: The unofficial manifestos of our time
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Tastes of the earth
Did Periyar call for a genocide of Brahmins?
‘Enlightenment’: A Marathi story in translation
Close encounters with the third kind
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Is India truly the voice of the Global South at WTO?
SBI’s reluctance to reveal electoral bond data raises concerns about its independence and reliability
Essays by Prabir Purkayastha: Defending reason with passion
How homogenisation can flatten knowledge systems
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Why the tiger-human conflict rages in Bandipur and Nagarahole
Minimum Support Price: A question of how, not why
Fali S. Nariman (1929-2024): A life dedicated to the Constitution’s promise
Farmers’ protest: It’s a battle against servitude
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