Comments on: Remembering Malgudi

By: Hallo R.K., you nutcase! « Loony Reads

Hallo R.K., you nutcase! « Loony Reads — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 01:33:33 +0000

[…] elite dingbat once printed a mile comparing R.K. Narayan to Jane Austen and now the literary heads are all set to ponder upon the fairness of such a comparison. Thus my innocent hope in humanity is busted one more time as I lock myself in the room to crack my […]

By: Siddhartha Lal

Siddhartha Lal — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 18:50:00 +0000

I would recommend reading the first chapter of Naipaul’s India: A Wounded Civilisation for a more in-depth and critical take on this subject and for understanding how Narayan’s writing came to be what it is, in a major part, because of his philosophy and religion. Which is not to say that I don’t agree with what you say here. Some time back, in a fit of simplifying my reading, I had read The Guide, The Vendor of Sweets, and Malgudi Days. I concur, there is more heart in those rustic stories than a lot many more verbose ones.

By: Hallo R.K., you nutcase! « Creativity and Tech

Hallo R.K., you nutcase! « Creativity and Tech — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 09:55:42 +0000

[…] elite dingbat once printed a mile comparing R.K. Narayan to Jane Austen and now the literary heads are all set to ponder upon the fairness of such a comparison. Thus once again my innocent hope in humanity is busted as I lock myself in my room to crack my […]