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R. K. Narayan Biography

Rasipuram Krishnaswami Ayyar Narayanaswami, or R. K. Narayan, is one of the most celebrated Indian novelists writing in English. This master storyteller was born on October 10, 1906 in Madras or present day Chennai.

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R. K. Narayan Biography

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  1. Advertise With Us Contact Us Tuesday, September 28, 2021 뀀 뀁 뀘 뀈 뀒  Home News Articles Events Books Authors Interviews Reviews Videos Home  Authors  R. K. Narayan Biography R. K. Narayan Biography Recent Posts Tweets by @frontlistIN On Aug 23, 2019 FrontList @frontlistIN Fairlight Books lands Marshall’s publishing industry satire Dr. Ashok Gupta is the honorary general secretary of the Federation of Indian Publisher. He talks about a very important issue that needs some light, how the book industry is being disrupted because books are available freely everywhere. 1 hour ago Mr. Pranav Gupta @The 41st FIP Annual Awards For Excellence in Book… 4 hours ago Watch: bit.ly/AshokGupta_ Dr. Ashok Gupta @ The 41st FIP Annual Awards For Excellence in Book… 4 hours ago DELHI BOOK FAIR 2021 Chf. Guest Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh @ 41st FIP Annual Awards For… Dr. Ashok Gupta @ The 41st FIP An… Dr. Ashok Gupta is the honorary gene… frontlist.in 4 hours ago  PREV NEXT  1 of 944     뀢 620 Share 0 57m Tweets by frontlistIN About Rasipuram Krishnaswami Ayyar Narayanaswami, or R. K. Narayan, is one of the most celebrated Indian novelists writing in English. This master storyteller was born on October 10, 1906 in Madras or present day Chennai. Tweet With #DBF2021 Most of his stories were set in the ?ctional South Indian town of Malgudi. His works captured the essence of ordinary life. His ?rst novel ‘Swami and Friends’ was published in 1935. Besides novels, he wrote short stories, travelogues, condensed versions of Indian epics in English and his memoir. Tweet #DBF2021 Subscribe To Newsletter Born to a schoolteacher father, he took the name R. K. Narayan at the suggestion of his close friend and another great author, Graham Greene. He learnt Tamil and English in school. He did his initial studies at the residence of his grandmother and eventually moved to Mysore with his parents, when his father got appointed as headmaster of the Maharaja’s High School in Mysore. BOOK LAUNCH Email SUBSCRIBE R. K. Narayan earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Mysore and went to the United States in 1956 at the invitation of the Rockefeller Foundation. His literary career began with his short stories, which appeared in ‘The Hindu’ newspaper. He began to work as the Mysore correspondent of ‘Justice’, a Madras-based newspaper. When he could not get his ?rst novel ‘Swami and Friends’ published, a mutual friend showed the draft to Graham Greene who agreed to arrange for its publication. GET THE LATEST UPDATES FROM US He won numerous awards and adulation during his lifetime. These include the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1958, the Padma Bhushan in 1964, the AC Benson Medal by the Royal Society of Literature in 1980, besides the Padma Vibhushan in 2000. He was nominated to the Rajya Sabha in 1989. This great storyteller passed away on May 13, 2001 at the age of 94. Narayan played an exceptional role in making India accessible to the outside world through literature. Click on Allow to get notifications Later Allow by PushAlert Some of his most prominent works are: Novels: Swami and Friends (1935) The Bachelor of Arts (1937) The Dark Room (1938) The English Teacher (1945) Mr. Sampath (1948) The Financial Expert (1952) Waiting for the Mahatma (1955) The Guide (1958) The Maneater of Malgudi (1961) The Vendor of Sweets (1967)

  2. Talkative Man (1986) The World of Nagaraj (1990) Grandmother’s Tale (1992) Short Stories: Malgudi Days (1942) An Astrologer’s Day and Other Stories (1947) Lawley Road and Other Stories (1956) A Horse and Two Goats (1970) Under the Banyan Tree and Other Stories (1985) The Grandmother’s Tale and Selected Stories (1994) Malgudi days Novelists Padma bhushan R. k. narayan Rasipuram krishnaswami ayyar narayanaswami  The dark room The guide Facebook  Twitter Email  Linkedin 뀢 620 Share 0  PREV POST NEXT POST  Khushwant Singh: Biography, Awards, Books & Achievements Amrita Pritam You might also like DELHI BOOK FAIR 2021 Jen Sincero Shashi Tharoor Dean P. Turnbloom  PREV NEXT  Leave A Reply Your email address will not be published. Your Comment BOOK LAUNCH Your Name * Your Email * Your Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. I'm not a robot GET THE LATEST UPDATES FROM US reCAPTCHA Privacy - Terms Click on Allow to get notifications POST COMMENT Later Allow by PushAlert Most Viewed Latest News Authors 21 Top Indian Book Publishers Fairlight Books lands Marshall’s publishing industry satire Jen Sincero Top 10 Best Publishing Houses in India 2021 Fu Lei Translation and Publishing award reveals ?nalists… Shashi Tharoor Top 15 best Hindi novels by renowned Indian authors one must… Majha college organises book fair Dean P . Turnbloom

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