2 May in Hindu history
2 May 1908
Aurobindo Ghose arrested in the Alipore bomb case
Police raid the Maniktala garden and arrest Aurobindo at dawn. In Alipore jail he has the experience of Vasudeva everywhere, and he is acquitted in 1909.
2 May 1921
Satyajit Ray born in Calcutta
The film-maker is born into the Ray family of writers and printers. His Pather Panchali (1955) is the first Indian film to win wide notice abroad.