'No ties with Satyajit Ray': Bangladesh says house was 'dilapidated, unusable'

Bangladesh claimed that aft a thorough introspection of humanities records, they person conclusively established that the operation undergoing demolition successful Mymensingh territory bears nary transportation to the renowned Bengali cinema manager Satyajit Ray oregon his household lineage. This came aft Indian authorities expressed regret aft respective media reported that the ancestral location of eminent children's writer Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury successful Bangladesh's Mymensingh metropolis is being demolished.Ray Chowdhury, a salient 19th-century litterateur, was besides a creator and publisher, and the begetter of the celebrated writer Sukumar Ray and gramps of the filmmaker Ray."We enactment with profound regret that the ancestral spot of noted filmmaker and litterateur Satyajit Ray successful Mymensingh, Bangladesh, belonging to his gramps and eminent litterateur, Upendra Kishor Ray Chowdhury, is being demolished," the MEA said."The Government of India is consenting to cooperate with the Government of Bangladesh for the repair and reconstruction of the ancestral spot of Satyajit Ray," the MEA said.In a statement, released connected Thursday, the Bangladesh overseas ministry claimed that the location was built by a section Zamindar, Shashikant Acharya Chowdhury, adjacent to his bungalow location "Shashi Lodge", for his employees. Upon the abolition of the zamindari system, it came nether the power of the government.

It besides said that the location has been utilized arsenic the bureau of the District Shishu Academy. And, the onshore itself was a non-agricultural authorities (Khas) onshore and leased to Shishu Academy connected a agelong word basis."The District Authorities person reviewed the onshore records related to the location and confirmed that - arsenic per the past records the onshore belongs to the Government and has nary relation with the Ray household whatsoever. Local elder citizens and respected individuals from assorted communities besides attested that determination is nary known humanities transportation betwixt the Ray household and the location and onshore presently leased to the Shishu Academy.

The location is not listed arsenic an archaeological monument, either," the connection read. "However, the roadworthy successful beforehand of the house, "Harikishore Ray Road", is named aft Satyajit Ray's great- gramps Harikishore Ray, the adoptive genitor of Satyajit Ray's gramps Upendra Kishor Ray Chowdhury. The Ray household had a location connected Harikishore Ray Road, which they had sold agelong agone and frankincense nary longer exists. A multi-storied gathering was constructed determination by the caller owner," it added. The Bangladesh overseas ministry claimed that the building, which is being demolished, was dilapidated, risky and unusable and besides said that successful the meeting, writer Kangal Shahin elaborated however the "dilapidated building" does not beryllium to Hari Kishore Ray oregon Satyajit Ray.The ministry besides gave different writers and poets sanction who person said that the building, which is scheduled to beryllium demolished, has nary transportation with Satyajit Ray.