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- Rasipuram Krishnaswami lyer Narayanswami - R. J. Narayan was a renowned author.
- He I was born in Chennai. His father was our school headmaster.
- He spent a lot of his childhood time with his grandmother enjoying listening to her stories.
- He was an avid reader and his favourite authors were - Charles Dickens, A. C. Doyle, Thomas Hardy, etc.
- In 1926, he completed his studies at school and then join the Maharaja College, Mysore.
- He worked as a school teacher for a while and then took up writing as a profession. He wrote stories, which were illustrated by his famous brother, R. K. Lakshman; and where published in The Hindu.
- His stories are widely read and appreciated fro their simple and interesting narration.
- He wrote his first novel, Swami and His friends, in 1930 and created and imaginary town of 'Malgudi'. This novel was published in 1935 on the the recommendation of his friend, Graham Greene.
- His other famous novles are - Bachelor of Arts, The Dark Room, The English Teacher and Malgudi Days (Collection of short stories).
- In 1958, his novel, The Guide, became very popular and was later made into a major hit film. An Indian television serial Malgudi Days was also based on his famous novel.
- He received 'Padma Bhushan' in 1964, 'Sahitya Academy' Award in 1958, A C Benson Medal for Journalism in 1980. He was nominated as a member of the the Rajya Sabha.
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