R. K. Narayan
Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami (10 October 1906 – 13 May 2001) is an Indian writer.[1] He is known for for his works about the fictional town Malgudi. He is the one of the great authors in Indian literature.
R. K. Narayan | |
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| Born | Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami 10 October 1906 Madras (now Chennai), Madras Presidency, British India |
| Died | 13 May 2001 (aged 94) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Maharaja's College, Mysore |
| Genre | Fiction, mythology and non-fiction |
| Notable awards | Padma Vibhushan, Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, Benson Medal |
| Spouse | Rajam (m. 1934; her death 1939) |
| Children | 1, Hema Narayan |
| Relatives | R. K. Laxman (brother) |
| Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 12 May 1986 – 11 May 1992 | |
Awards and Honours
Narayan received many awards and honours including the AC Benson Medal from the Royal Society of Literature, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan, India's second and third highest civilian awards,[2] and in 1994 the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, the highest honour of India's national academy of letters.[3] He was also nominated to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of India's parliament.
R. K. Narayan Media
R. K. Narayan, c. 1925–26
R. K. Narayan with his wife Rajam, c. 1935
Lyle Blair of Michigan State University Press (Narayan's U.S. publisher), Narayan and Anthony West of The New Yorker
R. K. Narayan Museum, Mysore
References
- ↑ "R K Narayan" (in en-GB). The Daily Telegraph. 2001-05-13. . https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1330139/R-K-Narayan.html. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
- ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ↑ George, Rosemary Marangoly (2013), Indian English and the Fiction of National Literature, Cambridge University Press, p. 144, ISBN 978-1-107-04000-7 Quote: "S. Radhakrishnan was the first “Fellow of the Akademi” to be given this title in 1968 after he left the service of both the government and the Akademi. ... Mulk Raj Anand was the first Indian English writer to be inducted in 1989 and R. K. Narayan the second Indian writer working in English to be inducted in 1994."
Further reading
- Ram, N.; Ram, Susan (1996). R. K. Narayan. Allen Lane. ISBN 978-0-670-87525-2. OCLC 36283859.
- Rao, Ranga (2005). R. K. Narayan. Makers of Indian Literature (2nd ed.). New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 81-260-1971-9.