He is a man who represented an era through his
creation before the whole world. He is a filmmaker, who changed the definition
of film. He is a writer whose books still carries the bestseller tag even after 14 years of his death. He is a designer who mingled different cultures to invent his outstanding design style. He is the person who has become the all time icon for his next generation. He is Satyajit Ray …the legend.Now, this
legendary person is on the web. Recently, ‘Satyajit Ray Society’ has presented a new website www.worldofray.com with almost all the details of Satyajit Ray that you would be curious to know. This website comes up with the strength to cover such an incredibly versatile personality. It takes you through the nooks and cones of Ray’s life. Well, let us see what you can get here.The ‘About Ray’ section presents you a brief biography of Satyajit Ray. This website does not contain links to every page from the home page. Therefore, you will find many new links at different pages. Likewise, this section contains links to ‘Books on Ray’, ‘Anecdotes’, and ‘Tribute to Ray’ and so on in addition to the Biography.You can get details on his family in the ‘Ray Family’ section. It covers from the very beginning of his celebrated family when Ramsundar Deb settled in ‘Yasodal’ at mid-sixteenth century. A link on this page takes you to the page on Ray’s family magazine ‘Sandesh’.In his lifetime, Ray had done some 36 films and documentaries. You can get a list of these here on the page followed by the link ‘Ray Filmography’. ‘The Unmade Ray’ section is an amazing addition at this page.Can you find out at least one person in Bengal who has not heard the names of Prof. Shonku or Feluda? I bet you cannot. These two legendary characters by Satyajit Ray have added the colour to the rose of Bengali literature. However, his literary
creation does not end here. To go through the vast creation of Ray, you must have a visit to the ‘Ray’s Literary Creations’ section.Another amazing attraction of this website is the ‘Ray’s versatility’ section. His multifaceted talent has exposed itself in various ways throughout his life. Whether as an artist or as a composer, his creation never lacked the touch of beauty.All the honours and awards he had got in his lifetime have also been listed here. In the gallery page, some memorable moments have been collected. You can also get information on ‘The Satyajit Ray Film and Study Collection’ and ‘Satyajit Ray Society’ from this website. However, there are many sources of information on Satyajit Ray in the internet, but this is an all-in-one stop on this legendary person.