Read the novel ‘Malgudi Days’. Describe and write how the author R.K. Narayan has picturized India in the novel and also explain which character you liked the most and why.
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Swami and Friends Character Sketch: ‘Swami and Friends’ is a novel written by R. K. Narayan (1906–2001).
The novel is full of humor and irony. It falls in pre-independence days in India. The town is said to be a fictional one – Malgudi. Today, it has become a real place in India.
In this post, you’ll be exploring more about the characters in the novel, Swami and Friends and also understand the main theme of the novel
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The book was republished outside India in 1982 by Penguin Classics.[1] The book includes 32 stories, all set in the fictional town of Malgudi,[2] located in South India. Each of the stories portrays a facet of life in Malgudi.[3] The New York Times described the virtue of the book as "everyone in the book seems to have a capacity for responding to the quality of his particular hour. It's an art we need to study and revive."[4]
In 1986, a few of the stories in the book were included in the Malgudi Days television series and directed by actor and director, Shankar Nag.
In 2004, the project was revived with film-maker Kavitha Lankesh replacing the late Shankar Nag as director. The new series was telecast from April 26, 2006 on Doordarshan.[5]