R.K. Narayan

**bingleguy** · 28th February 2006, 10:21 AM

Hi all

I really cherish and relish watching Malgudi Days in POGO TV .... Mon-Fri at 20:30

Go watch it !

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**pooja.shankar** · 4th March 2006, 08:18 PM

Well .. r k narayan is one of my favorites too ...but ou r library doesnt have much of his work and i havnt read much by him ...
neither do i have time to download e-books

I love his style because it is natural and genuinely Indian. His writing is as though it is out of his heart . Comparing to Vikram Seth whu is also a good writer from india .. r K narayan gives a feeling that the work is truely ' desi'

Vikram Seth often adapts a Western styleand also uses long , hard to comprehend sentences making it complex .....

R k narayan is natural writer

His autobiography

A writerly Life ..tells that every book ..how ever famous or infamous it was ..... was based on some true life exprience ...

For example . the english teacher ...was based on his family life and mainly on his wife ......

**Fire111999** · 10th April 2006, 12:55 AM

swami and friends, the dark room and the astrologer's day (i think that's what it's called) are some of his work that i like.

the only book i like by vikram seth is a suitable boy.

**ssanjinika** · 15th May 2006, 09:55 PM

I am currently reading The Dark Room.Start is brilliant.Pretty stark and emotional.

**Fire111999** · 15th May 2006, 10:29 PM

i thought the dark room was quite depressing though.

**ssanjinika** · 15th May 2006, 10:50 PM

Originally Posted by Fire111999

i thought the dark room was quite depressing though.

Well..I am on page 60 only and so far ive not been depressed.Its set in 1930s when such things were common I guess.

**Fire111999** · 15th May 2006, 11:21 PM

well, i don't read really depressing books. my fav authors are p.g. wodehouse, terry pratchet, jane austen and georgette heyer. so in comparison, the dark room is quite depressing.

**ssanjinika** · 15th May 2006, 11:38 PM

Fire,I love wodehouse,jane austen and georgette heyer too..but I guess Ive read really depressing books and dont find this one that depressing.
BTW dont you think Jane austen is a bit of a sadist herself :P

**Fire111999** · 15th May 2006, 11:57 PM

yeah, sometimes i feel that too sometimes. but the general story is nice. and she is only bringing out the lifestyle of that time. and a pill in a banana is not too bitter.

**ramky** · 21st May 2006, 05:29 PM

I have read most of R.K.NARAYAN's works, though my all time favourites are : "THE GUIDE" and "MR.SAMPATH", which were adapted and made into movies.

"The Guide" was made in Hindi by none other than DEV ANAND ( the 'Markandeyan' of Bollywood - he also enacted the main role in the movie ) and he did not deviate much from the original storyline. No wonder the film became such a huge hit !

"Mr.Sampath" 's movie adaptation of the same name was in Tamil, with CHO playing the role of the protagonist Mr.Sampath. In this case, the film had noticable variations from the original story. Though I cant imagine anyone else other than Cho, who could have played the character of Mr.Sampath with such perfection.

And how can one forget "Malgudi Days" which was also serialised & telecast on the Indian National network ! The story of Swami, his friends, family & others in the town of Malgudi entertained me without fail each and every episode.

The excellent characterisation of people in all of his novels show how well R.K.Narayan had observed & understood the psychology of his fellow humans.