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Special Edition Satyajit Ray Centenary: Remembering his DIGITALLY YOURS... Legacy & Timeless Contribution to Indian Message from Managing Editor & Dean of Academics Madam Cinema countryside. Ray told Renoir -By Priyanka Bhattacharya countryside. Ray told Renoir As we move into the second about his idea of Pather Pachali Master of Hospital about his idea of Pather Pachali year of uncertainty, & Renoir encouraged him in the Administration & Renoir encouraged him in the insecurity, ambiguity and project. In 1952, with his project. In 1952, with his diffidence, we are moving personal savings, Ray started Satyajit Ray (born on 2nd personal savings, Ray started closer to an unrealistic and “Pather Pachali” shooting & May 1921 in Calcutta), “Pather Pachali” shooting & artificial world where survival took loan from WB Govt. to respected as Manik Da, took loan from WB Govt. to is an everyday challenge. The complete it. It was shot over carved a niche in Indian complete it. It was shot over COVID 19 pandemic has 2&1/2 years, released in 1955 to Cinema with his brilliant 2&1/2 years, released in 1955 to taught us many things among great critical success, won 11 film making, storytelling, great critical success, won 11 which the most significant international prizes (inaugural graphic arts, screen writing international prizes (inaugural one is digitalization. This one Best Human Document Award & music composing skills. Best Human Document Award word seems to have changed at 1965 Cannes Film Festival). He studied Arts from at 1965 Cannes Film Festival). the meaning of our very Ray’s International career Presidency College & Visva Ray’s International career existence. Within a span of 15 started in earnest after the Bharati University. started in earnest after the to 18 months, we have learnt success of his next film success of his next film the art of digital education “Aparajito” which won Golden In 1943, Ray started work at “Aparajito” which won Golden through online classes, digital Lion at Venice Film Festival D. J Kaymer, a British-run Lion at Venice Film Festival consultation with doctors, (1956), Golden Lion Honorary advertising agency as a (1956), Golden Lion Honorary virtual tours of various cities Award(1982)& “Hommage à junior visualizer earning 80 Award(1982)& “Hommage à and countries across the globe was digital and all that he could Satyajit Ray” at Cannes Film a month. Later, Ray worked Satyajit Ray” at Cannes Film digitally, connecting with do was create masterpieces like Festival (1982). for Signet press, a new Festival (1982). friends and family digitally, Puratan Bhrittya a poem that publishing house started by celebrating Digital Durga Puja shows how small pox plays a D. K Gupta. Gupta asked Ray and now Digital crucial role as a leveler between to create cover designs for Rabindrajayanti. the classes, showing up the books to be published by structural iniquities Signet Press and gave him As we celebrate Tagore’s 160th internalized by the society complete artistic freedom. birth anniversary on the 25th Tagore lived in, reflecting Ray designed covers for day of Baisakh this year, almost what the COVID 19 many books including Bengalis across the globe, scenario is at present across the Jibanananda's Banalata Sen particularly naive school globe. & Rupasi Bangla, going children, unknowingly Bibhutibhushan’s Chander have joined together to rejoice As this infectious disease has He finished his last of Trilogy online. created physical distances Pahar, Jim Corbett’s Man- He finished his last of Trilogy Apur Sansar in 1959, where he among people on one hand, it eaters of Kumaon, and Apur Sansar in 1959, where he introduced two of his favorite Celebrating Rabindrajayanti has made people tech savvy Nehru’s Discovery of India. introduced two of his favorite characters, Soumitra Chatterjee has been a part of the Bengali leading to reduction in this He worked on children’s characters, Soumitra Chatterjee & Sharmila Tagore. He directed culture since time distance digitally. So, for those version of Bibhutibhushan's & Sharmila Tagore. He directed 36 films including feature films, immemorial and even the who are still lagging behind Pather Pachali, renamed as 36 films including feature films, documentaries, and short films. pandemic has not been able to digitally, "If I can’t make it “Aam Antir Bhepu” which he documentaries, and short films. He created 2 popular fictional put a halt to this conventional through one door, I’ll go used as a subject of his He created 2 popular fictional st characters (Feluda, a Detective act. Tagore himself had been through another door - or I’ll 1 film. Along with characters (Feluda, a Detective & Professor Shonku, a witness to the helplessness make a door. Something terrific Chidananda Dasgupta & & Professor Shonku, a Scientist) in children’s Bengali and despair that people had will come no matter how dark others, he founded “Calcutta Scientist) in children’s Bengali literature. Ray wrote his gone through during plague the present.” Thus, as we Film Society” in 1947 which literature. Ray wrote his autobiography named “Jakhan and small pox, when nothing celebrate all feats of life screened many foreign films. autobiography named “Jakhan Choto Chilam” (1982) digitally, without knowing for Choto Chilam” (1982) translated to English as how many more days to come, In 1949, Ray married Bijoya translated to English as st Childhood Days. our inspiration and motivation Das, his 1 cousin & long- Childhood Days. He also wrote to overcome the worst of worse time sweetheart. They had a essays on films, published as He also wrote essays on films, lay in the words of the poet... son (Sandip Ray). Then Jean collections: “Our films, their published as collections: “Our "Clouds come floating into my Renoir (French Director), films” (1976), came to Calcutta to shoot his films, their films” (1976), life, no longer to carry rain or “Bishoy Chalachhitra” (1976), usher storm, but to add color to film “The River”. Ray helped ➢ Continued to page. 6 him to find locations “Ekei bole Shooting” (1979). my sunset sky." countryside. Netaji Everything depends Bengali New Year on me and you -By Shantashree Malakar -By Jasminara Khatun called Alpana on this day. -By Indra Narayan Roy M.Sc. Media Science Bachelor of Medical Choudhury Laboratory Technology Bengali New Year is BBA (Accountancy, Taxation In the second wave of celebrated in India also & Audit) coronavirus, situation has Bengali New Year marks the specially in West Bengal, become worse than it first day of the initial month Tripura and Barak Valley Bose the unforgettable hero of was before. Cases in India of Baishakh of the Bengali region Assam. A number of our nation, is credited with rising rapidly and everyday it is Solar Calendar. It is also fairs are organized across the very famous slogan, “Give breaking the past record. known as Paila Baishakh. West Bengal and Tripura to me blood, and I shall give you Countless people are losing Many people also termed this celebrate this joyous occasion. freedom!” as well as “Jai their lives. Country is facing festival as Naba Barsho. The On this day, people send Hind”. Mahatma Gandhi medical crisis shortage of word Naba means New and greeting cards to their near hailed Netaji as a patriot of hospital beds, oxygen and the word Barsho means Year dear ones. Newspapers bring patriots. Netaji Subhas medicine. People are standing in Bengali language. This day out a special supplement. Chandra Bose has indeed in the long queue for hours just falls in the mid of the month There are also special assumed the status of a to get 1 bed for, waiting in the April as per the Gregorian programs on Radio and legendary figure in the history long queue near pharmacy. No calendar every year. Television. Many social and of India for his exemplary life one ever thought of this kinds According to some sources, cultural organization of courage and sacrifice with of nightmare. Family members the festival Bengali New Year celebrate the day with cultural the singular aim of winning are not keeping any stone was a tradition introduced in programme. freedom for his motherland unturned to save the loved one Bengal during the rule of from British rule. but unfortunately all are Mughal Emperor Akbar to the This day is celebrated by hopeless. Not only hospitals, time the Tax Year to the spending with time with On the occasion of Netaji medical shops but also harvest and the Bengali year family, visiting fairs, cleaning Jayanti people garland the crematorium and cemetery has was there with called one’s house and wearing new statues of Netaji and many long awaited line. Still Bangabda. cloths. It is day of reunion. cultural programs take place people seems to be unaware of For many people, this day is in schools and colleges. This such things, not wearing mask In Bangladesh, Naba Barsho termed as very auspicious day is how Netaji Jayanti no social distancing, public is celebrated as National and many new project and significance is observed. gathering and all doing all Festival and celebrate as a business starts this day. Many Terming ‘Parakram’ or activities not at all necessary at National Holiday. Large businessman starts their new courage as the most defining this time of crisis. It has been number of people gather early books of account known as feature of Netaji’s persona the seen already many states has in the morning under the Haal Khata. So many traders central government has imposed lockdown in the banyan tree at Ramna Park and shopkeepers open Haal decided to celebrate Netaji outbreak of second wave. where Chhayanat artist open Khata and offer sweet to their Jayanti 2021 as Parakram Countries like USA, UK, China, the day with Tagore’s famous customer.
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