![]() ![]() He slowly distanced himself from his rural roots and his mother who was not keeping well at the time. ![]() He moves to Calcutta to pursue his education. Despite unrelenting poverty, Apu manages to get formal schooling and turns out to be a brilliant student. After his father dies there, Apu and his mother Sarbajaya come back to a village in Bengal. The family's finances are still precarious. After the death of Apu's sister, Durga, the family moves to the holy city of Benares. Apu's father Harihar, a Brahmin, has difficulty in supporting his family. ![]() Pather Panchali (English, "Song of the Little Road")Īpu's early experiences in rural Bengal as the son of a poor but high caste family are presented. The three films comprise a " coming of age" narrative in the vein of a bildungsroman they describe the childhood, education and early maturity of a young Bengali named Apu (Apurba Kumar Roy) in the early part of the 20th century. ![]()
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