R.K. Narayan was an Indian novelist who wrote in English. Some of his most famous works include Swami and Friends, The Guide, and Malgudi Days. He was born in 1906 in Chennai, India and obtained his bachelor's degree from the University of Mysore. Narayan created the fictional town of Malgudi, located in southern India, which served as the setting for many of his novels and short stories. He received many honors for his work, including the Padma Vibhushan, before passing away in 2001 at the age of 94.

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2. He obtained his bachelors degree from the University of Mysore.  After completing eight years of
education at the Lutheran Mission School, he studied for a short time at the CRC High School.  He
was born in Madras on 10th Oct, 1906. R.K. Narayan is among the best known and most widely
read Indian novelists writing in English.
3. The Grandmothers Tale (1993). Malgudi Days (1982), The Vendor of Sweets (1967), The Man-
Eater of Malgudi (1961), The Guide (1958), The Financial Expert (1952), The English Teacher
(1945), The Dark Room (1938), The Bachelor of Arts (1937), His writing career began with
Swami and Friends in 1935. His other books are:
4. Then he passed away in 13th May, 2001 when he was 94. Padma Vibhusan in 2000. AC Benson
in 1980 by Royal Society of Literature. Padma Bhushan in 1964. Sahitya academy in 1958. Mr.
Narayan won numerous awards and honours for his works:
5. • Malgudi is a fictional, semi-urban town insouthern India, conjured by Narayan.• He created the
town in September 1930, onVijayadashami.• He first saw a railway station, and slowly thename
Malgudi came to him.• Malgudi Days is an Indian television seriesbased on the works of R.K.
Narayan.
6. Introduction of Main Characters:• Leela: Leela is 5 years old cute and sweet girl. Her mother’s name
was Kamala and her father’s name was Sivasanker. She was obstinate. She liked to listen stories at
her sleeping time. She liked to play with her servant Sidda.
7. • sidda: Sidda was servant but he was a tidy and honest person. He was given two meals a day and
four rupees a month, in return for which he washed clothes, tended a garden and chopped a wood at
Leela’s house.
8. About Leela’s Friend Leela’s friend is a story about a 5 years old girl-Leela and her servant-Sidda.
Mr. and Mrs. Sivasanker wanted a servant for their house hold work. • Suddenly Sidda was hanging
out of their gate at a moment When Mr. Sivasanker was standing in front of the Veranda.
9. Sidda approached Mr. Sivasanker and Siddalater after many queries was kept as a servant intheir
house. He used to do each and everyhouse hold work in a very nice way and alsobecome a very
good friend of Leela. One dayLeela and Sidda went to the market where Leelalost her Gold Chain
and later on after thisincident they return back to home. Where Leelawas questioned by her Mother
that where didshe lost her Chain?
10. Leela’s answer was that she never knew wherethe Chain has gone but her Mother blames Siddathat
he has stolen her Chain. Sidda then one day without tellinganyone goes away from Leela’s house
and thenLeela’s parents complains to the Police aboutSidda and then later on Sidda was caught
holdby the police and put into jail.
11. One day Leela’s Mother was putting herhand into the Tamarind pot in the kitchen,shePicked up the
chain. Then Leela’s Mother askedLeela that why didn’t she told her mother thatthe chain was inside
the pot but Leela’s answerwas that she never knew about this. Leela’s parents were very sorry about
allThis incident and they decided that they will tellthe inspector….
12. One should never blame others withoutknowing anything……….MORAL
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