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Exploring the landscapes of the selected films of Satyajit Ray: A journey through India’s cultural heritage
Authors
Dr. Sudeshna Saha, Sumantra Chakraborty
Abstract
Cinema has been an instrumental medium for portraying culture, space
and memory. The films of Satyajit Ray always hold a unique place in the India
for depicting humanism, realism, ethnographic sensitivity and profound
socio-cultural engagement. This study explores how Satyajit Ray's cinematic
output promotes cultural tourism in India by turning movie locales into places
of travel, remembrance and tradition. The study also examines how Ray's visual
story telling creates cultural geographies in Bengal, Varanasi and Rajasthan
using films like Apu Trilogy, Feluda series and other well-known films. The
study also examines how cinema-induced tourism contributes to identity
creation, economic boosting and cultural preservation. Ray's films serve as a
kind of "cultural archive" and to see such phenomena,
qualitative-interpretive approach based on film studies and cultural tourism
theory is applied. The outcome shows how these cinematic journeys promote
tourism by showcasing Indian cultural heritage.
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Pages:52-54
How to cite this article:
Dr. Sudeshna Saha, Sumantra Chakraborty "Exploring the landscapes of the selected films of Satyajit Ray: A journey through India’s cultural heritage". International Journal of Multidisciplinary Education and Research, Vol 11, Issue 1, 2026, Pages 52-54
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