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Amitabha Bhattacharya Former Bureaucrat THE birth centenary of Satyajit Ray (1921-1992) is an occasion to reflect on his creative output, mainly in cinema, as also in literature and related art forms. So far, the response has largely been unalloyed admiration in Bengali-speaking areas, and a respectful indifference in the rest of India, except among filmmakers and cinema enthusiasts. In the West, respect for Ray remained undimmed, but acclaim started waning for his later films. All this can be partially explained through the myths and images associated with the Ray phenomenon. The first myth ...

Satyajit Ray “Not to have seen the cinema of Satyajit Ray means existing in the world without seeing the sun or the moon,” observed Akira Kurosawa with regards to the Indian master who would have turned one hundred this May. Influenced by the poetic humanism of Jean Renoir and the Italian neorealist movement, Ray self-financed his landmark debut Pather Panchali—the first installment of his internationally celebrated Apu Trilogy, a cycle of richly humane masterworks that traces its title character’s journey from boyhood to maturity. Over the course of a long, remarkably varied career...

facebook Pintrest By her own confession, Tahira Kashyap loves telling stories, and her passion for it has translated into bestsellers like 'The 12 Commandments of Being a Woman', 'Souled Out', and 'I Promise'. On World Book Day, the author-filmmaker opens up about her tryst with reading and writing books, while also revealing favourites from her extensive library. Excerpts: What was the first book that you read? Honestly speaking, I don't remember my first book. Of course, a lot of textbooks, schoolbooks, but apart from that, I think my early readings were Nancy Drew, Secret Seven, and Enid B...

CCP Targets Hong Kong Epoch Times Out of Fear: Author and Translator of Wild Swans The Epoch Times is one of the main targets of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Hong Kong because it makes the CCP afraid, a Chinese author has said. Pu Zhang, writer, and novelist from Chengdu, China, is the Chinese translator of the award-winning autobiography “Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China,” and the younger brother of its author Jung Chang. Pu Zhang (L), Jung Chang (R), and their mother in Chengdu, China, in 2010. (Courtesy of Pu Zhang) Speaking to The Epoch Times on April 18, Zhang said he fe...

What inspired me to write “Suga Suga” ― Actress Priscilla Okpara On By Ayo Onikoyi It’s no news that beauty queen turned Nollywood actress, Priscilla Okpara has recently evolved amongst the leading and most celebrated faces in the Nigerian film industry. After her debut appearance in Love Bane, the movie with which she crossed from the regular Nollywood TV films to the big screen and box office movies, she has since been seen in several high profile cinema jobs some of which she didn’t just star in but also wrote which includes, Fracture, Olaedo The Fisher Girl, Bushman I love, Sto...