R. K. Narayan (Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami) is a well known Indian writer who was born in 1906 in Madras, he is popular for his typical style of writing. He is one among the greatest Indian writers in English like Raja Rao and Mulk Raj Anand. He creates a fictional town called Malgudi and used it in most of his work. Narayan's work always holds elements like humanism and ordinary life of a man. And he died in 2001 after achieving many honors and awards like Sahitya Academy award for his work The Guide, AC Benson Medal, Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan awards.
Major Works:
- The Bachelor of Arts
- The Dark Room
- The English Teacher
- The Financial Expert
- The Guide
- The Man- Eater of Malgudi
- The Vendors of Sweets
- Malgudi Days
- The Grandmother's Tale
His works hold a humorous and simple style of writing, Specially his novel Swami and Friends is a semi autobiography which reflects the life of young people of south India. And his novel The Guide is one of the popular work written by him, it is adopted into film after its massive success of the novel. We can say that he is one of pioneer to all Indian - English writers of the present era.
Famous Quotes of R. K
“life is about making right things and going on..”
“We always question the bonafides of the man who tells us unpleasant facts.”
“No one ever accepts criticism so cheerfully. Neither the man who utters it nor the man who invites it really means it.”
“How can two living entities possessing intelligence and judgement ever be tied together for a lifetime?”
“Certain things acquired an evil complexion if phrased, but remained harmless in the mind.”
“Death and its associates, after the initial shock, produce callousness.”
“Do you realize how few ever really understand how fortunate they are in their circumstances?”
“you threw a stone into a gutter it would only spurt filth in your face.”
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