Ray, Satyajit 1921-1992

Pather panchali Song of the little road ( Visual )
14 editions published between 1952 and 2010 in Bengali and held by 730 libraries worldwide
Story of a rural family cursed with bad luck. Father Hari is a dreamer and poet, while his hard-working wife struggles to feed the family. But Durga, a free-spirited and petty thief, brings tragedy to the family in a moment's carelessness.

Our films, their films by Satyajit Ray ( Book )
20 editions published between 1976 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 651 libraries worldwide
An Indian moviemaker's views on cinematic trends and the film industry; articles and lectures.

Aparājito The unvanquished ( Visual )
14 editions published between 1991 and 2008 in Bengali and English and held by 588 libraries worldwide
Follows the life of the poor Bengali country boy, Apu and his encounter with the school system in Benares and later with the intellectual life at the university in Calcutta.

Shatranj ke khilari Chess players ( Visual )
3 editions published between 2004 and 2006 in Urdu and Hindi and held by 401 libraries worldwide
The kingdom of Oudh has a gently decadent Nawab (king), who is busy being a poet, composer, singer, dancer, and choreographer, but not a ruler. Mirza and Mir are old friends, living in the capital city off ancestral wealth and taxes on their lands. As the king is obsessed with his artistic endeavors, the friends are obsessed with shatranj (chess). In 1856, the East India Company sends General Outram, the British Resident of Lucknow, to take over the kingdom, under the charge of misrule. The king dithers, the friends play chess. British troops march into the city; the king surrenders without a fight, and the friends remove to a distant village so they can play in peace.

The Apu trilogy ( Visual )
15 editions published between 1956 and 2008 in Bengali and held by 336 libraries worldwide
Presents the moving saga of Apu and his family in India.

The unicorn expedition, and other fantastic tales of India by Satyajit Ray ( Book )
2 editions published between 1987 and 1988 in English and held by 328 libraries worldwide

Apur sansar The world of Apu ( Visual )
4 editions published between 1989 and 1996 in Bengali and English and held by 308 libraries worldwide
Tells of Apu, a struggling writer who, visiting the wedding of a friend's sister, finds himself the bridegroom when the husband-to-be is discovered to be insane. Apu's wife soon dies in childbirth and the shattered Apu, refusing to see his son, leaves to wander alone through the country. Several years later Apu's friend hunts him down and convinces him to return to his son.

The world of Apu Apur Sansar ( Visual )
8 editions published between 1960 and 2005 in Bengali and held by 292 libraries worldwide
Landmark Indian drama about a hopeful student, who marries to save a bride from disgrace. The crowning finish to the Apu trilogy.

Shakespeare Wallah ( Visual )
8 editions published between 1965 and 2009 in English and Undetermined and held by 286 libraries worldwide
The real-life adventures of a traveling theater group in India during the final days of English colonial rule. They try to uphold British tradition by staging Shakespearean plays but can't compete with the wildly popular Bollywood film industry.

Charulata The lonely wife ( Visual )
13 editions published between 1996 and 2008 in Bengali and held by 281 libraries worldwide
The wife of a publisher tries to find a way out of her confining domestic situation.