Satyajit Ray’s very first film, Pather panchali, established his as a leading presence in Indian cinema, and fifty years later he is still a major icon for filmmakers, viewers and scholars. This collection takes a fresh look at the major films of Ray. Scholars from films studies, literary studies and social sciences read the director’s work in the light of the recent research on Indian cinema and culture. The essays try to put the project of Ray’s realist ...
