Satyajit Ray, the eminent film director was born on 2 May 1921 to Sukumar Ray, a famous poet in juvenile literature and Suprava Devi. Niknamed Manik, he was a versatile genius and directed many memorable films. he was a good cameraman also. "Pather Panchali" , his most celebrated work was released in 1955. It was awarded President's gold medal and twelve other international awards. the other two of the trilogy - 'Aparajita' and 'Apur sansar' were released in 1956 and 1959 respectively. This was followed by 'Mahanagar' , 'Charulata' , 'Ashani Sanket' and 'Sonar Kella' and finally Aguntuk' in 1991. Feluda and Professor Shanku are his most famous literary work.
Contributed By Pushpita Khutya