Dhaka/New Delhi: A crumbling structure at Mymensingh in Bangladesh has stirred a storm across social media. It was claimed that the property was the ancestral home of renowned filmmaker Satyajit Ray, now slated for demolition. The debate quickly escalated into a transnational matter. The Indian government responded with concern. Officials expressed hope that the demolition…
By Aditya Poojan Satyajit Ray’s ancestral home has finally been demolished. Despite an offer of assistance from the Indian government, the Bangladesh government tore down the house on Wednesday morning. Located in Mymensingh, the house was built by Satyajit Ray’s grandfather, Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury. A day before the demolition, government officials had revealed their plan…
“Kya shakhs tha Ray (What a man Ray was),” says Siddiqui, sitting in the study of his house in Mumbai’s Char Bangla area. Once a hub of activity, his study was where creative minds such as M.F. Husain and Yash Chopra met and spent hours. Siddiqui, who left journalism during the Emergency to follow his passion…
