English‚ took out a brand new notebook and wrote in it: "It was Monday morning." With those four words‚ Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Narayan fondly known as R.K. Narayan to most took off on a journey to that oddly populated fictional continent called Malgudi‚ with the young boy Swami and his eclectic mix of friends. R.K. Narayan was born on October 10‚ 1906 in Madras. His father was a provincial head master. R.K. Narayan spent his early childhood with his grandmother in Madras. They mostly conversed
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It moves you to spiritual and emotional side. It is really in epic. The English teacher is believed to be a semi-auto biographical account due to similarities between the author’s life and the plot. Some of the other written by R. K. Narayan are Malgudi
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R.K.Narayan R. K. Narayan (10 October 1906 – 13 May 2001)‚ shortened from Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami‚ was an Indian writer‚ best known for his works set in the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi. He is one of three leading figures of early Indian literature in English (alongsideMulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao)‚ and is credited with bringing the genre to the rest of the world Narayan broke through with the help of his mentor and friend‚ Graham Greene‚ who was instrumental in getting
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post-colonial periods of India. In his works‚ he created the imaginary town of Malgudi‚ which was in the state of Tamil Nadu in South India‚ where realistic characters in a typically Indian setting lived amid unpredictable events. The book ‘Waiting for the Mahatma’ written by Narayan begins in latter part of the colonial era‚ in the 1940’s‚ when the Quit India movement is taking place. Though a greater part of this book is set in Malgudi and its surrounding villages‚ some scenes take place in other parts of
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Financial Expert and Waiting for the Mahatma. R. K. Narayan (10 October 1906 – 13 May 2001)‚ full name Rasipuram Krishnaswami Narayanaswami‚ was an Indian writer‚ best known for his works set in the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi. He is one of three leading figures of early Indian literature in English (alongside Mulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao)‚ and is credited with bringing the genre to the rest of the world Narayan broke through with the help of his mentor and friend‚ Graham
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Point of View The story adopts the traditional mode of third-person omniscience. In other words‚ the author/narrator relates the entire story to the reader‚ but since the entire plot is dependent on the revelation taking place at the end‚ the narrator does not reveal all the aspects of character at the beginning. While the narrator is forthcoming about all the peripheral goings-on in the story‚ s/he is careful not to reveal to the reader anything more than would be evident to any passerby. The reader
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function as an astrologer. Almost casually‚ the surroundings of the astrologer begin to take shape. While there are no clear references to a particular city‚ it is likely‚ since Narayan consistently uses the fictional city of Malgudi‚ that this story too takes place in Malgudi. In any event‚ one gets the impression of a somewhat backward city which still retains a measure of its rural character. The reference to "municipal lighting" is one of the strategies employed by the author to suggest a sense
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Chennai‚ India. He majored in the University of Mysore. He was one of the 3 leading figures of early Indian literature in English. He is an Indian writer best writer known for his works set in the South Indian town of Malgudi. His other books were The Guide‚ Swami and Friends‚ Malgudi Days‚ The English Teacher and The Bachelor Of Arts. He was awarded with awards such as Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan for his works. He wrote “Vendor of Sweets” after his visits to the America. In his book he illustrates
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was born during the British colonial rule in India. In his obituary Barbara Crosette writes about Narayan and Malgudi thus: ’In the 1930’s‚ he (RK Narayan) created a town in South India that he called Malgudi and populated it with characters who could be fussy‚ tricky‚ harmlessly rebellious or philosophical - but who were always believable. Mr. Narayan would return again and again to Malgudi in many of his 34 novels and hundreds of short stories. His books accurately portray an India that hovers between
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Waiting for the Mahatma (1955) is perhaps the most controversial novel of R. K. Narayan. Apart from its artistic merits and demerits (which are considerable)‚ many Indian readers of the novel have felt dissatisfied with it and found it difficult to warm up to it particularly because of the way the Mahatma is portrayed in it. Non-Indian readers however have more or less favourably reacted to it‚ while being alive to its artistic lapses. An extreme instance is H. M. Williams who regards it as one of
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