1: During his stint at Signet Press, Ray designed cover for many books. Two such books gained outstanding fame- Maneaters Of Kumaon by Jim Corbett and Discovery Of India by Jawahar Lal Nehru.
2: Ray is one of the most successful Science Fiction writers of this country. His character Prof. Shonku receives accolades across the globe. Ray also created a legendary character named Feluda who is like Indian Holmes.
3: Ray was deeply involved in the art of calligraphy and created four fonts for roman script named Ray Roman, Ray Bizarre, Daphnis and Holiday Script.
4: Audrey Hepburn came to India to give Ray his Academy Award i.e. honorary Oscar in 1992. Hepburn was Ray’s favorite actress. The award recognized his life long effort to improve the quality of cinema.
5: With Madhabi Mukherjee, Ray was the first Indian film personality to feature on a foreign stamp in Dominica.
6: The concept of E.T. was allegedly a rip off Ray’s script. Though Spielberg denied the charges, the similarities are striking.
7: Ray was an alumnus of the Presidency College and Vishwabharati (Shantiniketan).
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