The storied history of Satyajit Ray’s ancestral home that Bangladesh wants to demolish, India wants to save
Tucked away on 36 acres of land in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh, stands the ruins of notable filmmaker Satyajit Ray’s ancestral home. This single-storied palace was first built by Ray’s grandfather, eminent litterateur Upendrakishor Ray Chowdhury, almost a century ago. Today, the Bangladesh government plans to demolish it due to its state of disrepair. However, the Indian government has offered help to restore the structure
Tucked away on 36 acres of land in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh, stands the ruins of notable filmmaker Satyajit Ray’s ancestral home. This single-storied palace was first built by Ray’s grandfather, eminent litterateur Upendrakishor Ray Chowdhury, almost a century ago. Today, the Bangladesh government plans to demolish it due to its state of disrepair. However, the Indian government has offered help to restore the structure
