Making a Mango Pickle

Bibhuti Bhushan Bandopadhyay (1894- 1950) was one of the leading writers of

modern Bengali literature. .

His works are largely set in Bengal with characters from rural life. His

best known work is the novel, Song of the Road (Pather Panchali), which was later

adapted into a film of the same name by Satyajith Ray. This story 

 is an extract from Pather Panchali.