RASIPURAM KRISHNASWAMI IYER NARYANASWAMI was an INDIAN writer .
Most of his stories revolve around a fictional town, MALGUDI, created by him.
R.K NARAYAN is one of the most prestigious Indian novelists writing in the English language.
Narayan’s mentor and friend ‘GRAHAM GREENE’ was involved in getting publishers for Narayan’s first four book including the semi autobiographical trilogy of swami and friends, the bachelor of arts and the English teacher.
The fictional town MALGUDI was first introduce in swami and friends.
Narayan received many awards and honours including the “AC BENSON MEDAL” from the royal society of literature and the ‘PADMA VIBHUSHAN’,’PADMABHUSHAN’ India’s second and third highest Civilian awards.
He was also nominated to the ‘Rajya Sabha’ ,the upper house of India’s parliment.
In 1953, his work were published in the united states for the first time, by ‘Michigan state university press’
PROFILE
NAME-RASIPURAM KRISHNASWAMI IYER NARAYANA SWAMI(R.K.NARAYAN) BORN-10-OCTOBER-1906 BIRTH PLACE- MADRAS,BRITISH INDIA. NATIONALITY-INDIAN. LIFE PARTNER-RAJAM. EDUCATION-LUTHERAN MISSION SCHOOL IN PURASAWALKOM - C.R.C HIGH SCHOOL - CHRISTIAN COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL - MAHARAJAS COLLEG OF MYSORE AWARD-PADMAVIBHUSHAN, -PADMA BHUSHAN -SAHITYA ACADEMY AWARD -BENSON MEDAL DIED-13th MAY,2001[AGED 94] DEATH PLACE-CHENNAI,TAMIL NADU,INDIA.
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