write the summary of malgudi days by RK narayan 120-150 words
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Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami was born on 10 October 1906. He is the brother of famous cartoonist R.K Laxman and is famous for his short stories set in the town of South India called Malgudi. He has authored three books, all three have been very famous including semi-autobiographical Swami and Friends, The English Teacher, and The Bachelor of Arts. His other book The Guide was also a famous one, which went on to win the Sahitya Academy Award and was also adapted for a film, winning the Filmfare Award for Best Film.
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Malgudi Days is a collection of short stories written by R. K. Narayan, published in 1943 by Indian Thought Publications, the publishing company Narayan himself founded in 1942. He founded the company after he was cut off from England as a result of WWII, and needed some outlet for his writing. It wasn’t just a vanity press, though, as during the war there was no other way to circulate Indian writing, and Indian readers had no access to new work. The press is still in operation, now run by Narayan’s granddaughter, Bhuvaneswari, or Minnie. Malgudi Days was first published outside of India in the 1982, by Penguin Classics. The book consists of 32 stories, all of which take place in the fictional town of Malgudi, in southern India. Each story is meant to portray a different facet of life in Malgudi. The project has been adapted several times, beginning in 1986 when a few of the stories were adapted into a television series, also called Malgudi Days, which was directed by actor and director, Shankar Nag. In 2004, it was revived by the film maker Kavitha Lankesh; the new series was broadcast on the public service broadcaster founded by the Government of India, Doordarshan.