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Swami and Friends was the first novel by R.K.Narayan (Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami), one of the famous Indian writer in English, contemporary of Mulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao. Swami and Friends is the first novel of the trilogy that is set in the fictional town of Malgudi. It is also set in British India- 1930.
The story revolves around a ten year old school boy named Swaminathan and his friends. Throughout the novel he is called as Swami. All the events take place in Malgudi, A fictional town. Swami wakes up a bit late on a Monday morning. As usual, his father scolds him for not getting up in time and his grandmother comes to defend him as mostly she does throughout the novel. His father takes him strictly and scolds him for not completing his homework. Swami rushes through his homework and then he goes to School. He is studying in Albert Mission School. He feels bored in the class. He gets a poor grade in Mathematics. Swami gets involved in some arguments with his class teacher, Mr. Ebenezar, a Christian ideologist. Mr. Ebenezar criticizes the practices of Hindu religion, like Idol Worship. Swami and his friends feel offended. Swami tells about this to his father. Next day, he comes with a letter from his father to the headmaster complaining against that teacher for not giving respect to non-christian boys and their religion. The headmaster scolds Ebenezar and also asked Swami to report to him in the future but not to his father.
Swami also tells his friends about the letter. Among his friends, there are Mani, Somu, Sankar and Samuel. Mani is a mighty boy, lazy at times and not so good at studies. Somu is the class monitor. Sankar is very sharp and intelligent in studies. Samuel is nick named as 'The Pea' for his height. Later in that evening, Swami and Mani sit on the banks of the Sarayu river and they are talking about Rajam, one of their classmates. Rajam is the son of a wealthy Police Superintendent. Mani does not like Rajam and he wants to throw him into the river. Mani sees Rajam as his rival. Swami says that he will always take his side. But at the same time, Swami wishes him to reconcile with Rajam. In the school, Mani challenges Rajam for a fight to prove who is better and more powerful. Swami acts a mediator between the two. They decide to meet for the fight on the banks of the river. But when the time for the fight comes, Rajam suggests that they should become friends and Mani agrees. By their reconciliation, Swami is the one who is the happiest of all. He has great admirations for Rajam for his good qualities.
Swami's mother is expected to give birth to a baby. Most of the time, she is lying in the bed. Taking her to be ill, Swami worries about her. She gives birth to a boy. The baby boy is called as Subbu. His mother is very caring and sweet. His father also loves him very much. But he is always concerned about his studies and exams as at times Swami becomes careless and negligent. Swami is more attached to his grandmother. More often, he talks about his friends especially Rajam, to his grandmother. Rajam invites his friends at his house and serves them with delicious food and toys. One day in the school, Somu, Sankar and Samuel make fun of Swami by calling him as "Rajam's Tail". Because they feel that Swami has ignored them and now he is always flattering Rajam because of his wealth. Swami feels hurt for being rejected by his friends. Coming home, Swami enjoys playing with paper boat. In school, Somu and others keep teasing him with the remarks of “Rajam’s Tail”. Rajam promises Swami to make a visit to his house. Swami requests his father to allow him use his room to welcome Rajam. He asks his mother to prepare delicious food. He enjoys Rajam's company. In the school, he is again mocked as Rajam's tail by Somu, Samuel and Sankar. They even draw pictures and write words on the board. Swami slaps Sankar and Samuel. Later Mani joins them and takes Swami's side. Mani and Somu fights until the headmaster comes to stop them. A few days later, Swami and Mani go to Rajam’s house. Swami and Mani acts as puppy and kitten while entering his room. To their surprise, Somu, Sankar, and Samuel are already present there. They all enjoy delicious food. Rajam advises them all to be friends and not to fight ever again. He offers each of them a gift if they promise to be friends. They all accept his gifts.