介绍：　　一个对未来充满憧憬的年轻人惊恐的发现自己出现了大面积脱发的问题，如同晴天霹雳一般，他的事业和感情生活都危在旦夕，他也无所不用其极去想办法找回自己的发量

介绍：在20世纪初印度孟加拉的一个小村庄里生活的艰辛使得村里穷苦人家充满了苦闷、忧虑与不和。哈里哈尔写了一首首诗，一个个剧本，但到处碰壁，无法出版。六年过去了，哈里哈尔家的房子更加破败不堪，贫穷一步不舍地伴随着他们。无穷无尽的烦恼，纠缠着他们。富人丢了东西，就赖杜尔加偷走了，尽管妻子萨尔博加娅不愿忍受这种侮辱，却也只能拿孩子撒气。哈里哈尔希望通过一举成名来重振早已破落的“门第”，可是，他每月八个卢比的微薄收入，以及沉重的家庭负担，致使他始终无法实现其各种美好的计划，就连维持家里人填饱肚子也做不到。他只好去异地他乡寻找一条出路，进城去赚了一笔血汗钱，谁料回到家时，等待他的却是巨大的灾难：暴风雨把房子冲塌了，十二岁的女儿杜尔加也病死了，萨尔博加娅痛哭起来。见此凄惨情景，哈里哈尔只好带领着妻儿离开故乡，去另谋生路，只有杜尔加长眠在这里。

介绍：The first story is about Nanda, a young man who leaves Calcutta to work as a postmaster in an isolated malaria-infested village. The postmaster is looked after by a young orphan girl, Ratan. His only solace in the village is in teaching Ratan how to read and write. The second story is about a student, Amulya, who returns to his village after finishing his exams. His widowed mother is very anxious for him to marry, and has already picked out a girl. He rejects his mother's choice and, being forced to choose some girl, marries a lively tomboy who is not ready to give up her freedom.