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Swami and Friends is a 1935 novel by R. K. Narayan, marking his debut as an English-language novelist from India. It is the first book in a trilogy set in the fictional town of Malgudi during British India. The novel is followed by The Bachelor of Arts and The English Teacher, completing the trilogy.
Malgudi is located on the banks of the river Sarayu.In Swami and Friends, Swami, Mani and Rajam spend most of their evenings playing or chatting by the river.In The Guide, holy-man Raju fasts on the banks of the dry river Sarayu, praying for the rains to come.
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Swami and Friends ... It is the second book of a trilogy that begins with Swami and Friends and ends with ...
Narayan's mentor and friend Graham Greene was instrumental in getting publishers for Narayan's first four books including the semi-autobiographical trilogy of Swami and Friends, The Bachelor of Arts and The English Teacher. Narayan highlights the social context and everyday life of his characters.
A story about Swami, a character from his first novel "Swami and Friends". Swami oversleeps on Monday and convinces his mother to let him stay home from school. His father insists he still go to school with a "headache," so Swami lies and says his teacher Samuel beats children severely for lateness or any small offense.
The English Teacher is a 1945 novel written by R. K. Narayan.It is a part of a series of novels and collections of short stories set in "Malgudi". The English Teacher was preceded by Swami and Friends (1935), The Bachelor of Arts (1937) and Malgudi Days, (1943) and followed by Mr. Sampath – The Printer of Malgudi.
A Tiger for Malgudi is a 1983 novel by R. K. Narayan told by a tiger in the first person.Deeply moving is the attachment of the tiger to the monk and the monk's care for the tiger.
Manjunath Nayaker is a former Indian actor and public relations professional. He is better known by his screen name, Master Manjunath and "Swamy" for his lead role in the television series Malgudi Days (1987) directed by Shankar Nag and in its film version, Swami And Friends.