"This education has reduced us to a nation of morons; we were strangers to our own culture and camp followers of another culture, feeding on leavings and garbage . . . What about our own roots? . . .

R.K. Narayan is one of India’s most prolific writers, honoured with a Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan award. He is famously known for writing ‘Malgudi Days’. In 1933, Narayan met a 15-year-old girl ...

The man of Malgudi may have been born and raised in Madras, but it’s Mysore, his adoptive city, that wants to memorialise him. CHENNAI: The man of Malgudi may have been born and raised in Madras, but ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. R K Narayan's short story ‘Selvi’ is inspired by aspects of M S Subbulakshmi’s life that lay behind the glist and glamour of her ...

Friday's Google doodle on R K Narayan's 108th Birthday. R K Narayan, each time you hear the name of this Indian novelist, the mind takes a trip down the memory lane to the fictitious south Indian ...

When R. K. Narayan died, in the spring of 2001 at the age of ninety-four, his legacy seemed assured. Over seven decades of literary activity, he had produced fourteen novels, countless essays, and ...

“The difference between a simpleton and an intelligent man, according to the man who is convinced that he is of the latter category, is that the former wholeheartedly accepts all things that he sees ...

VS Naipaul, in his characteristic style, said RK Narayan was involved with "the lesser life that goes on below: small men, small schemes, big talk, limited means." This would be a rather apt ...

1. In R. K Narayan’s name, what do the initials R K stand for? 2. During his childhood, Narayan had two unusual animal friends. Name them. 3. This critically acclaimed novel was adapted into a Hindi ...