Acknowledgments
This essay could not have been written without the generous assistance of Jadavpur University Professor Moinak Biswas, Head of the Department of Film Studies. He gave me the opportunity to explore and collect rare vernacular materials on Ghatak, without which this article could not be written. Thanks to my supervisor Parichay Patra and other colleagues for their generous engagements. I extend my gratitude to the anonymous reviewers too.
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Bhairab Barman
Bhairab Barman is a doctoral research candidate at the School of Liberal Arts, IIT Jodhpur. His current research focuses on the esthetics of space in the films of Ritwik Ghatak. He is a regular contributor at international conferences on film esthetics.