3. R.K. Narayan is among the
best known and most widely
read Indian novelists writing
in English.
He was born in Madras on 10th
Oct, 1906.
After completing eight years
of education at the Lutheran
Mission School, he studied for
a short time at the CRC High
School.
He obtained his bachelor's
degree from the University of
Mysore.
4. His writing career began with Swami and
Friends in 1935. His other books are:
The Bachelor of Arts (1937),
The Dark Room (1938),
The English Teacher (1945),
The Financial Expert (1952),
The Guide (1958),
The Man-Eater of Malgudi (1961),
The Vendor of Sweets (1967),
Malgudi Days (1982),
The Grandmother's Tale (1993).
5. Mr. Narayan won numerous awards and
honours for his works:
Sahitya academy in 1958.
Padma Bhushan in 1964.
AC Benson in 1980 by Royal Society of
Literature.
Padma Vibhusan in 2000.
Then he passed away in 13th May, 2001 when
he was 94.
6.
7. • Malgudi is a fictional, semi-urban town in
southern India, conjured by Narayan.
• He created the town in September 1930, on
Vijayadashami.
• He first saw a railway station, and slowly the
name Malgudi came to him.
• Malgudi Days is an Indian television series
based on the works of R.K. Narayan.
8. Introduction of Main
Characters:
• Leela:
Leela is 5 years old cute and sweet
girl. Her mother’s name was Kamala and
her father’s name was Sivasanker. She
was obstinate. She liked to listen
stories at her sleeping time. She liked
to play with her servant Sidda.
9. • sidda:
Sidda was servant but he was a
tidy and honest person. He was given
two meals a day and four rupees a
month, in return for which he washed
clothes, tended a garden and chopped
a wood at Leela’s house.
10. About Leela’s Friend
Leela’s friend is a story about a 5 years
old girl-Leela and her servant-Sidda.
Mr. and Mrs. Sivasanker wanted a
servant for their house hold work.
• Suddenly Sidda was hanging out of
their gate at a moment When Mr.
Sivasanker was standing in front of
the Veranda.
11. Sidda approached Mr. Sivasanker and Sidda
later after many queries was kept as a servant in
their house. He used to do each and every
house hold work in a very nice way and also
become a very good friend of Leela. One day
Leela and Sidda went to the market where Leela
lost her Gold Chain and later on after this
incident they return back to home. Where Leela
was questioned by her Mother that where did
she lost her Chain?
12. Leela’s answer was that she never knew where
the Chain has gone but her Mother blames Sidda
that he has stolen her Chain.
Sidda then one day without telling
anyone goes away from Leela’s house and then
Leela’s parents complains to the Police about
Sidda and then later on Sidda was caught hold
by the police and put into jail.
13. One day Leela’s Mother was putting her
hand into the Tamarind pot in the kitchen,she
Picked up the chain. Then Leela’s Mother asked
Leela that why didn’t she told her mother that
the chain was inside the pot but Leela’s answer
was that she never knew about this.
Leela’s parents were very sorry about all
This incident and they decided that they will tell
the inspector….
