Krishnaswami Narayanaswami (10 October 1906 – 13 May 2001), better known as R. K. Narayan, was an Indian writer and novelist known for his work set in the fictional...
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six sons and two daughters. His elder brother was renowned novelist R.K. Narayan. Laxman was known as "Pied Piper of Delhi". Laxman was fascinated by...
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Malgudi (category R. K. Narayan)
Karnataka in the novels and short stories of R. K. Narayan. It forms the setting for most of Narayan's works. Starting with his first novel, Swami and...
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My Days (category Books by R. K. Narayan)
My Days (1974) is an autobiography by R. K. Narayan. It tells the story of Narayan's upbringing. My Days is an autobiography which starts with his childhood...
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Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic is a mythological book by R. K. Narayan. It is a modernised, shortened, and translated retelling of The Mahabharata...
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Under the Banyan Tree and Other Stories (category Short story collections by R. K. Narayan)
the Banyan Tree and Other Stories is a collection of short stories by R. K. Narayan, set in and around the fictitious town of Malgudi in South India. The...
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The Dark Room is a novel written by R.K.Narayan, the well-known English-language novelist from India. Like most of his other works, this is a tale set...
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Swami and Friends (category Novels by R. K. Narayan)
series of novels written by R. K. Narayan (1906–2001), English language novelist from India. The novel, the first book Narayan wrote, is set in British India...
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South Asian literature (section R. K Narayan)
Retrieved May 30, 2022. "R.K. Narayan | Biography, Books, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-05-30. "R K Narayan Biography". VEDANTU...
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The Man-Eater of Malgudi (category Novels by R. K. Narayan)
Man-Eater of Malgudi is a 1961 Indian novel, written by R. K. Narayan. In this novel R.K. Narayan uses the historical reference of Bhasmasura. The plot...
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The Bachelor of Arts (category Novels by R. K. Narayan)
The Bachelor of Arts (1937) is a novel written by R. K. Narayan. It is the second book of a trilogy that begins with Swami and Friends and ends with The...
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Malgudi Days (short story collection) (category Short story collections by R. K. Narayan)
Malgudi Days is a collection of short stories by R. K. Narayan published in 1943 by Indian Thought Publications. The book was republished outside India...
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followed by Rabindranath Tagore and Sri Aurobindo.[citation needed] R. K. Narayan, Mulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao contributed to the growth and popularity...
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and directed by Kothamangalam Subbu and produced by K. Ramnoth, based on a story by R. K. Narayan. Subbu also starred in the film alongside Pushpavalli...
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The Ramayana is a mythological book by R. K. Narayan. It was first published by Chatto and Windus, London in 1972. The book is a shortened, prose adaptation...
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Ram Narayan (IPA: [raːm naːˈɾaːjəɳ]; 25 December 1927 – 9 November 2024), often referred to with the title Pandit, was an Indian musician who popularised...
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Malgudi Days (TV series) (category Adaptations of works by R. K. Narayan)
English (13 episodes) and Hindi (54 episodes), the show is based on R. K. Narayan’s 1943 short story collection of the same name. Directed by Kannada actor...
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Karate King. He directed the teleserial Malgudi Days, based on novelist R. K. Narayan's short stories and acted in some episodes as well. He won two National...
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Opendra Narayan (1936-2007), Indian-American AIDS researcher Paresh Narayan, Fiji Indian academic Prema Narayan, Indian actress and dancer R. K. Narayan, (1906-2001)...
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also written introductions to more than 70 books, including works by R. K. Narayan, Somerset Maugham, Graham Greene, Michael Ondaatje, Peter Matthiessen...
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A Tiger for Malgudi (category Novels by R. K. Narayan)
R. K. Narayan told by a tiger in the first person. Deeply moving is the attachment of the tiger to the monk and the monk's care for the tiger. R. K....
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The Financial Expert (category Novels by R. K. Narayan)
The Financial Expert is a 1952 novel by R. K. Narayan. It takes place, as do many other novels and short stories by this author, in the town of Malgudi...
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June 2013. "N.R. Narayana Murthy | Infosys | Catamaran Fund | Personalities". Karnataka.com. Retrieved 8 November 2011. Subramanya, K.V. (9 March 2011)...
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Tradition: A Study of the Novels of Mulk Raj Anad, Kamala Markandaya, R.K. Narayan, Raja Rao, 1930–64. Mysore: 1972. Parameswaran, Uma. Kamala Markandaya...
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Mr. Sampath – The Printer of Malgudi (category Novels by R. K. Narayan)
Mr. Sampath – The Printer of Malgudi is a 1949 novel by R. K. Narayan. It was adapted into the films Mr. Sampat (Hindi, 1952) and a Tamil film sharing...
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The Guide (category Novels by R. K. Narayan)
The Guide is a 1958 novel written in English by the Indian author R. K. Narayan. Like most of his works, the events of this novel take place in Malgudi...
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Home" (September 6, 2004, The New Yorker) Malgudi days (introduction) by R.K. Narayan, Penguin Classics, 2006. "Rhode Island" in State by state : a panoramic...
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born or based their life in Tamil Nadu, formerly known as Madras State: R.K. Narayan (1906–2001), writer Achuthanand Tanjore Ravi (born 1991), photographer...
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Udit Narayan Jha (born 1 December 1955) is an Indian playback singer whose songs have been featured mainly in Hindi films. He has also sung in various...
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Waiting for the Mahatma (category Novels by R. K. Narayan)
Waiting for the Mahatma is a 1955 novel by R. K. Narayan. Sriram is a high school graduate who lives with his grandmother in Malgudi, the fictional Southern...
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