I think RK Narayan is the flag bearer of everything excellent in Indian literature. Every reader in India (arguably) has grown up reading RK Narayan because his are the first most indulging books we lay our hands on. The world of Malgudi that he created is so real that it used to be often mistaken... Continue Reading →
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