SATYAJIT RAY : THE MASTER STORY TELLER
SATYAJIT RAY : THE MASTER STORY TELLER Ray was born on May 2,1921,in an intellectual family in Calcutta. His father Sukumar Ray was a pioneering Bengali writer of Abol-Tabol ,many children's literature,an illustrator.His grand father Sri Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury was a writer, illustrator ,philosopher,publisher and a leader of the Brahmo Saaj . He also set-up a printing press by the name of U.Ray & Sons. Styajit's father Sukumar Ray died ,when he was only 3 years old.After his father's death ,the printing business changed hands and Satyajit and his mother had to leave their house.They moved to his maternal uncle's house.At the age of eight,he joined Ballygunj Govt.School .Satyajit Ray was a average student.He matriculated from Ballygunj Govt.School,and later joined Presidency College. He graduated in 1939.In the year 1940 he joined Vishva-Bharti University at Shntiniketan to learn about Indian arts. In the year 1943 Satyajit Ray joined a...