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R K Narayan
R.K. Narayan:
• Rasipuram Krishnaswami Narayanswami, who preferred the shortened name R.K. Narayan, was born
in Madras on October 10, 1906.
• Felicitated with Sahitya Akademi Award and Padma Bhushan, R.K. Narayan remains one of the most
renowned and widely read Indian novelists.
• He can be credited for introducing Indian literature in English to the rest of the world, and has been
regarded as one of India‘s greatest English language novelists.
• His stories were simple, fictional and celebrated the humor and energy of ordinary life.
• He began his writing career with Swami and Friends in 1935.
• Most of his work including Swami and friends is located in the fictional town of Malgudi which
portrays everything Indian while having a unique identity of its own.
• R.K. Narayan‘s writing style was marked by simplicity and subtle humour.
• He passed away on May 13, 2001.
• He told stories of ordinary people trying to live their simple lives in a changing world.