My first meeting with Satyajit Ray was on my graduation day at Jadavpur University in Calcutta (now Kolkata).It was convocation day and we were getting our degrees. Ray was stood at the back of the hall after he was awarded his honorary DPhil degree by the vice-chancellor. I summoned up enough courage to ask for an autograph and tell him about our University Film Society.The very tall and authoritative figure smiled and obliged with his autograph. He also asked us to visit him and discuss our plans for the film society.
Source: Spotlight on a great master in world cinema – EasternEye