Ray once called Charulata his favorite of his own films.
Manmatha Dutta (full name: Manmatha Nath Dutt Shastri) (1855-1912) was a Bengali writer, a noted scholar of Sanskrit and Pali. He has been described as India's most prolific translator of Hindu epics and scriptures.
Bankim-Babu (full name: Bankim Chandra Chatterjee) (1838-1894) was a popular Bengali writer, poet and journalist.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy (also known as Rammohan Roy) (1772 - 1833) was the founder of the Brahmo Sabha movement in 1828. This led to the Brahmo Samaj, an influential Bengali socio-religious reform movement. For his many and varied activities and his contributions to Indian (Bengali) society, Raja Ram Mohan Roy is regarded as one of the most significant figures in the Bengali renaissance of the early 19th century.
"The Exile of Seeta (Sita)" is the story of the exiling of Seeta, the goddess consort of the god Vishnu (also known as Rama). Vishnu exiled Seeta after she had been rescued from imprisonment. Seeta had been away from her husband's home and this was not acceptable culturally, even though Seeta had been chaste in her imprisonment.
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