Malgudi Days
## Series Overview Set in the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi, *Malgudi Days* brings R. K. Narayan’s celebrated stories to life through a rich collection of tales about ordinary people and everyday experiences. Blending humour, warmth, irony and social observation, the series explores childhood, family, friendship, ambition, poverty, tradition, superstition and the changing values of Indian society. From schoolboys and shopkeepers to servants, postmen, astrologers and wandering performers, each story captures the distinctive character of Malgudi while reflecting universal human emotions. Adapted from Narayan’s short stories and novels, *Malgudi Days* remains one of Indian television’s most enduring literary adaptations.
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Seasons
The first season follows life in Malgudi through two extended stories. Swami & Friends captures the adventures, friendships, fears and growing pains of young Swami, while Vendor of Sweets shifts focus to Jagan, a traditional father struggling to understand his increasingly modern son. Together, the stories explore childhood, family, generational conflict and the changing face of Indian society.
- Ep 1
1.Swami and Friends - 01
17-03-198723 minNine-year-old Swami leads an ordinary schoolboy’s life in Malgudi until the confident Rajam joins his class. Rajam’s arrival immediately creates tension with Swami’s formidable fri...
- Ep 2
2.Swami and Friends - 02
24-03-198722 minWith examinations approaching, Swami’s father becomes increasingly strict about his studies. Meanwhile, Swami’s growing friendship with Rajam causes friction among his old friends,...
- Ep 3
3.Swami and Friends - 03
31-03-198722 minExam fever grips Swami and his friends, with Mani even trying to obtain hints about the question papers. Once the examinations end, the boys celebrate their freedom with an adventu...
- Ep 4
4.Swami and Friends - 04
07-04-198722 minSwami desperately wants a bicycle wheel to use as a hoop and places his trust in a cartman who promises to help him. When the man cheats him, Swami, Mani and Rajam devise a childis...
- Ep 5
5.Swami and Friends - 05
14-04-198722 minSwept up in the excitement of India’s independence movement, Swami joins a political protest and gets into serious trouble at school. His punishment leads to a dramatic break with...
- Ep 6
6.Swami and Friends - 06
21-04-198722 minSwami struggles to adjust to the stricter Board School, where homework and compulsory drill leave little time for fun. His spirits rise when Rajam forms the Malgudi Cricket Club an...
- Ep 7
7.Swami and Friends - 07
28-04-198722 minAs the cricket match approaches, Swami’s school drill repeatedly prevents him from attending practice. His increasingly desperate attempts to escape school obligations end in confr...
- Ep 8
8.Swami and Friends - 08
05-05-198722 minLost outside Malgudi, Swami is rescued and eventually reunited with his worried family. But his absence has consequences for the cricket team, and worse news follows when he learns...
- Ep 9
9.Vendor of Sweets - 01
12-05-198722 minJagan is a successful sweet-shop owner whose simple life is shaped by Gandhian ideals and traditional values. His comfortable world is unsettled when his son Mali announces that he...
- Ep 10
10.Vendor of Sweets - 02
19-05-198722 minJagan tries to understand Mali’s ambitions while remembering his late wife and the family life they once shared. He discovers that Mali wants to become a writer and is making plans...
- Ep 11
11.Vendor of Sweets - 03
26-05-198722 minLetters from America reveal how rapidly Mali’s outlook is changing and leave Jagan increasingly uneasy about the distance between them. News of Mali’s personal life and impending r...
- Ep 12
12.Vendor of Sweets - 04
02-06-198722 minMali returns from America accompanied by Grace, whom he introduces as his wife. While Mali remains distant from his father, Jagan develops an affectionate relationship with Grace a...
- Ep 13
13.Vendor of Sweets - 05
09-06-198722 minGrace tells Jagan about her background and how she met Mali, while Jagan introduces her to aspects of Indian society and tradition. The uneasy family peace is disrupted when Mali r...
- Ep 14
14.Vendor of Sweets - 06
16-06-198722 minJagan is disappointed to discover that Mali has no intention of continuing the family sweet business. As pressure over Mali’s proposed factory grows, Jagan begins reconsidering his...
- Ep 15
15.Vendor of Sweets - 07
23-06-198722 minMali becomes increasingly resentful of his father’s refusal to support the factory scheme, while tensions also develop between Mali and Grace. Jagan finds himself caught in a famil...
- Ep 16
16.Vendor of Sweets - 08
30-06-198722 minAfter learning disturbing truths about Mali and Grace’s relationship, Jagan attempts to resolve matters through a traditional marriage. Instead, events force him to confront his fa...
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