R.K.Narayan
- 1. R.K.Narayan: A Creator of Malgudi Prepared By: Drashti Joshi Hetal Pathak Trushali Dodiya
- 2. Points to Ponder Biography of R.K.Narayan Interesting Facts about him Works of R.K.Narayan Awards and Honors His Writing Style His Contribution to Indian English Literature Conclusion
- 3. Biography of R.K.Narayan ● Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami (RK Narayan) was a well-known Indian writer famous for his set of work and writing in the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi. He was one of the leading and famous authors of early Indian literature written in English along with two others, Mulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao. ● Narayan's greatest achievement was to make India accessible to the outside world through his writing and powerful words in his literature. Narayan's biography is always centered on his friendship with Graham Greene. Because he was Narayan's mentor and close friend. He was actively involved in identifying and getting publishers for Narayan's first four books. ● In 1941, he founded his own publishing house and his works quickly found a permanent and favorite place in the bookshelves of almost all the Indian homes. When he was at the peak of his fame in his successful career, Narayan was then awarded a Padma Bhushan in 1964 and 36 years later, just a year before his death at 94, another prestigious Padma Vibhushan award in 2000.
- 4. His Early Life ● Narayan was critically ill and hospitalized with cardiovascular problems two weeks ago in Madras, the capital of the southern state of Tamil Nadu, where he was born in 1906. ● Narayan was born in 1906 in Madras (now renamed and known as Chennai, Tamil Nadu), British India into a normal Hindu family. He was one of eight children his parents have had and Narayan was second among the sons; his younger brother Ramachandran was an editor at Gemini Studios, and the youngest brother Laxman was a successful cartoonist. ● Narayan spent the early years of his life in Madras in the care of his grandmother and a maternal uncle and joined his parents mainly only during the vacations. At that time, India was still treated as the most important of the British empire, a colony held since 1857. ● RK Narayan was always found devoted and dedicated to reading whenever he got time.This great storyteller passed away on May 13, 2001 at the age of 94.
- 5. -R.K.Narayan “No one ever accepts criticism so cheerfully. Neither the man who utters it nor the man who invites it really means it.”
- 6. Works of R K Narayan 1935 first novel 1937 Second Book are both set in Malgudi, a fictional town on the border between Mysore and Madras. 1958 1938
- 7. The English Teacher (1945), Mr. Sampath (1949), The Financial Expert (1952), The Man Eater of Malgudi (1961). The Vendor of Sweets (1967), The Painter of Signs (1977), A Tiger for Malgudi (1983), and Talkative Man (1986). ● He has also written five collections of short stories, including Malgudi Days, Lawley Road (1956), A Horse and Two Goats and Other Stories (1970), Under the Banyan Tree and Other Stories (1985), and The Grandmother's Tale (1993) ● Multiple collections of essays, commentaries on the Indian epics, and a memoir, My Days. ● The book ‘Malgudi Days’ includes 32 stories, all set in the fictional town of Malgudi, located in South India. Each of the stories portrays a facet of life in Malgudi
- 8. AN ASTROLOGER'S DAY ● A thriller and suspense short story which deals with a single day in the life of an ordinary astrologer who shrewdly tries to dupe people and escape from his guilt. ● The story not only exposes the fake astrologer but also highlights the gullible and superstitious people who approach him. ● When he is about to wind up his business - meets a rogue character, Guru Nayak - Towards the end, as readers, we receive a shock that Guru Nayak and the astrologer belong to the same native towns- good friends - had a quarrel one day.- both were into bad company and had a fight- The astrologer tried to kill Guru Nayak by attacking him with a knife -threw him into a nearby well- a passerby saved Guru Nayak- astrologer left his native village forever- became an astrologer- suddenly he confronts his past unexpectedly but smartly tackles the situation.
- 9. AN ASTROLOGER'S DAY ● Unexpected twist with the arrival of Guru Nayak- the mystery that is hidden in the darkness is unveiled by his questions - Guru Nayak challenges the astrologer’s knowledge- He refuses to go away without getting a satisfactory answer to his questions. ● He now decides to face the situation- He displays accurate knowledge about Guru Nayak’s past and is successful in convincing him. In answering the question of Guru Nayak, the astrologer has not only deceived him but also saved himself from his own fate. The author superbly evokes the atmosphere of suspense and irony in the story. The story reveals how appearances are often deceptive. It shows the witty astrologer’s encounter and escape from his former enemy.
- 10. Crime and Punishment ● Crime and Punishment’ is a fine presentation of today’s troubled teacher student relationship. The story throws light on the attitude of the parents in shaping a child as well. ● Teacher’s crime ● Parents’ attitude ● The punishment ● The excuse
- 11. ● Among the best works of RK Narayan among his 34 novels, The English Teacher (1945), Waiting for the Mahatma (1955), The Guide (1958), The Man-Eater of Malgudi (1961), The Vendor of Sweets (1967), and A Tiger for Malgudi (1983) were the best. ● His novel The Guide (1958) won him the most prestigious National Prize of the Indian Literary Academy, which was his country's highest honor. Narayan received many other awards and honors including the AC Benson Medal from the Royal Society of Literature, the Padma Vibhushan, and the Padma Bhushan, India's second and third highest civilian awards, and in 1994 the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, the highest honor of India's national academy of letters. He was also once nominated to the Rajya Sabha, which is the upper house of India's parliament. Awards and Honors
- 12. ● When he quit his job as a schoolteacher, R.K. Narayan began to read and write more. The first publication of Narayan that appeared was a book review of the work Development of Maritime Laws of 17th-Century England. ● After this, he began to write short stories about local matters for English Papers. However, this career did not earn him much but he was unquestionably supported by his family for his choice of profession. ● They respected and supported his decision in every way. EARLY WRITING
- 13. His Writing Style ● His style is graceful, marked by genial humour, elegance, and simplicity. ● According to Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri, Narayan's short stories have the same captivating feeling as his novels, with most of them less than ten pages long, and taking about as many minutes to read. She adds that Narayan provides the reader something novelists struggle to achieve in hundreds more pages: a complete insight to the lives of his character between the title sentence and the ends. ● Critics have noted that Narayan's writings tend to be more descriptive and less analytical; the objective style, rooted in a detached spirit, providing for a more authentic and realistic narration. ● Narayan's writing style was often compared to that of William Faulkner since both their works brought out the humour and energy of ordinary life while displaying compassionate humanism ● Although their approach to subjects was similar, their methods were different; Faulkner was rhetorical and illustrated his points with immense prose while Narayan was very simple and realistic, capturing the elements all the same.
- 14. R.k.Narayan’s Contribution to Indian English Literature ● Narayan's greatest achievement was making India accessible to the outside world through his literature. He is regarded as one of the three leading English language Indian fiction writers, along with Raja Rao and Mulk Raj Anand. ● He has devoted himself exclusive to writing a rare observable fact in the modern Indian literature. His little dreams of middle class life are enacted in Malgudi, an imaginary small town in south India which comes to be felt as a living ambience in his fiction. ● The place that R K Narayan occupies in Indian English literature is hailed by the critics in India as well as other countries. He set the stage open for the authors to come and display their creative skills. To conclude, he was very essential phenomenon for Indian English writing.
- 15. C0nclusion To Conclude , R.K.Narayan continues to rule over the heart of his readers. Simple yet extraordinary, that has been the appeal of his works. India and its small town life have been his plots, his character sketches are universal. Children love his works and peculiar characters; truly he is a common man’s writer.