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If you stay at my house, it gets

lived in and you'll have no problems

Get out at once!

Bou-than, are you making paan?

No, the one next to it

There's a leather purse there

You're coming with us, aren't you?

We're going to Dewanpur next month

I told you that I would take you

if I liked your work

I hope you'll agree.

Have you any relatives here?

Nor where you come from?

So you might as well come with us

Mokshada says you've lost

your appetite. Are you well?

Go and open that drawer

Tell them in the other house

that Thakur-mashai is back

Mother! A train!

I've brought firewood.

Have you enough food?

Yes, enough until tomorrow

I'll come back tomorrow. Whenever

you need anything, just tell me

- You haven't told me your name

- Nirupama

I'm here for another week or so;

will you be settled in by then?

Apu, come with me tomorrow. You can

learn what you have to do as a priest

Place the deity on the throne

and put some tulsi leaves on him

No, wash them first

What's the matter with you?

You've been sulking since morning.

Are you ill? Are you feeling sad?

Are you missing Kashi,

or Nishchindipur?

Don't you like it here in Mansapota?

Have they been rude to you?

Have you been doing

your job properly?

They are good people here. If we keep

them happy, our livelihood is secure

Bear it for a few years. Then we may

be able to go back to Nishchindipur

Mother, I want to go to school

Which school?

Nearby, in Arboal. It's a good school

How do you know it's good?

I've seen it

- What about your work?

- That's mornings; school's afternoon

Can you do both? Don't you need

money to go to school?

Haven't you any money put away,

mother?

Are the sweets

and everything else ready?

Only half an hour left

I'll attend to it, sir

- What is the subject now?

- Bengali, sir

The Foliage of Literature.

What does foliage mean?

Foliage means...

It means green leaves, sir

The Land of Bengal

Where is the greenest land of all?

Where on tender grass

your feet must fall?

It is our Bengal, our very own Bengal,

the greenest land of all

Where do the thrush and robin sing?

In our Bengal, our very own Bengal,

the greenest land of all

In what land do they speak a tongue

that fills your soul with yearning?

Where do you hear such clear tones

of a baul whose heart is singing?

Where's the signature?

Why isn't it done?

Come and sit down.

Is your mother well?

The Inspector was very happy with you

Not that I was any less happy

I've kept an eye on your progress,

I've spoken to Abinash-babu about you

He is above average

We expect a great deal from you

On our part, we shall provide you

with every facility

But if you want to be a really good

student, work hard. Especially...

...you'll have to improve

your English

Do you like reading?

I don't mean textbooks

Books about travel,

lives of great men...

...books about science... if I give

you such books, will you read them?

Of course he will read them

I have many such books here

Where do weaverbirds nest again,

where do swallows cry for rain?

If you don't read such books,

you cannot broaden your mind

We may live in a remote corner

of Bengal...

...but that does not mean that

our outlook should be narrow

This book is about the North Pole

From this book anyone can learn about

the aurora borealis or the Eskimos

You can learn about Africa

This is the story of inventions

Here are biographies of scientists:

The sun, the earth and the moon.

The moon goes around the earth

When the shadow falls here,

that's an eclipse

Come in, Apurba

You've come second in the district

You'll study further, won't you?

You can get

a scholarship of ten rupees

You'll continue your studies?

In Calcutta? Arts or sciences?

Have you anywhere to stay there?

Any relatives?

Anyway, that's not a problem.

Have you spoken to your mother?

Not yet

- Can you get her to agree?

- I will try

I came second in the district,

there's only one above me

I might even get a scholarship,

money for doing well in examinations

- How much?

- Ten rupees a month

But only if I continue my studies

Do you think

they'll give it just like that?

I must go and study in Calcutta

What is this, mother?

You're going?

Why not?

He gave me some addresses

Who's going to pay for it?

The college will be half free

I'll get ten rupees

a month, I'll find work

If you give up your job as a priest,

will they take care of us then?

So I must stick at being a priest?

Why not? You're a priest's son.

Do you want to be a governor?

Yes! Must everything be as you wish?

Everything!

There are snakes, mosquitoes

will bite you. Come back

All right, you can go to Calcutta,

but you must think things over first

- Why hit me?

- I'm sorry. I'll show you something

Whose is that?

When I worked in Kashi,

do you know how much I saved?

Thirty-two rupees

I'll give you something from this,

enough to last out a month

The headmaster gave it to me.

It's a globe, it shows our earth

See, these are the countries,

and the blue is the sea

See where Calcutta is?

- It's seven-thirty

- Come and see where I've put things

There's your tumbler, your bowl,

sweets in the bowl, some spices...

Here's some ghee

I've made from cream

Your shirts and vests...

...and the dhobi is in the bedding

Five rupees from the purse

and twenty-five from me

The key, keep it safe

Come home

at the puja festival, if you can

Have you ever tripped

and hurt yourself?

If not, you'll have

plenty of opportunities

This wonderful balm will come to

your aid like a benevolent friend

Akhil-babu?

- I have a letter

- What letter?

From the headmaster of Arboal School

Paresh wrote to me about this

You've come here to study?

Any money?

I have twenty-nine rupees and six

annas after paying the train fare

Can I get a room here?

I have only the one room,

but we'll manage with it

What rent?

Can you work in the printing shop?

At night, after classes?

Go upstairs and you'll find the room;

I'll be up in a moment

Dear mother, I have arrived safely.

Akhil-babu has arranged for my stay

I won't pay rent, I'll work

in the printing shop

Couldn't you find a better place

to sleep than CCB's class?

Are you crying?

Come on, we've two free periods

after this. Let's go for a walk

Apu, don't you wish to go abroad?

Find me a job on a ship

I'm serious.

Let's go together, shall we?

No ambitions?

You'll stay like a frog in a well,

even if you get the chance?

Mother will never let me go

She didn't even want me to come here,

although it's only 3 hours by train

I have ambitions, or I'd have stayed

there. I even had a job there

- What job?

- That of a priest

The family profession? You wear the

sacred thread? No Brahman's pigtail?

We've missed two classes today

We slipped up. We should have told

Pranab to answer for us at roll call

No problem in PNG's class

Have you grown taller?

So you're thinner

Did you get my letter?

I'm not speaking to you

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