|Weeks |Days | | |Monday |Tuesday |Wednesday |Thursday |Friday
Premium Cyrillic alphabet Trigraph
Thursday‚ May 19‚ 2011 [pic] I may not be always in line with Mr. N.R. Murthy. But then‚ the man‚ even his worst enemy will admit‚ has built a world-class enterprise from a typically poor‚ highly corrupt and politically‚ regionally‚ religion wise and linguistically divided India. And of course‚ it makes us proud. And as he has noted‚ he recognizes this as Infosys’s biggest contribution - businesses can be run legally and ethically that it is possible for an Indian company to benchmark with the
Premium Infosys N. R. Narayana Murthy
R.K.Narayan R. K. Narayan (10 October 1906 – 13 May 2001)‚ shortened from Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami‚ was an Indian writer‚ best known for his works set in the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi. He is one of three leading figures of early Indian literature in English (alongsideMulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao)‚ and is credited with bringing the genre to the rest of the world Narayan broke through with the help of his mentor and friend‚ Graham Greene‚ who was instrumental in getting
Premium
Technology isn’t big in a kid’s life. All they want is to play havoc!!! In this regard Narayan gets deeply into the workings of Swami’s ten year old mind‚ explaining exquisitely how he thinks and what his perspective of the world is. The reader does feel like Swami and gets very attached with the character as the story progresses. That’s the magic of Narayan. Significance of the book... Swami and Friends by R. K. Narayan is not merely an interesting read that could be enjoyed from top to bottom. R. K
Premium Malgudi Literature
Contemporary writers such as Vikram Seth‚ Rohinton Mistry‚ or Anita Desai‚ whose novels have given such pleasure to readers in Europe and North America‚ stand rooted in a tradition which R. K. Narayan‚ as one of the earlier Indian novelists to write in English‚ did a great deal to establish. Although Narayan did not draw attention to his personal life‚ he did write a memoir‚ My Days‚ which tells us a great deal about his boyhood years and the inception and development of his literary career. His childhood
Premium
A Horse and Two Goats is one of the gems from R.K. Narayan`s kitty. The author has contributed immensely to the development of literature by the dint of his irony and humour. `A Horse and Two Goats` reflects the conversation between Muni and a red-faced American depicting the differences in their thoughts‚ owing to the problematized situation as both have their different languages hardly understood by the other. The title signifies the feeling of Muni when he was selling his two goats to the American
Premium Short story Fiction Malgudi
protagonist shines through this novel. R.K. Narayan’s fictitious town Malgudi with the backdrop of Sarayu River‚ has the Ultimate Indian essence that captures the adventures of Swami and his Friends!!!! Since it was written before Independence‚ Narayan carefully manages to the weave the English influence on the characters. W.S.Swaminathan‚ of First Form A‚ Albert Mission School is basically a very average student and has a laid back attitude towards studies. Apart from his regular friends like
Premium The English Teacher Malgudi
Compare and contrast the two stories by R.K. Narayan. Which story do you prefer and why? In all the stories and authors featured in "Global Tales"‚ R.K. Narayan is the most respected and well-known author. From the short description of him at the end of the book‚ he created a space for himself called "Malgudi" and developed his own characters‚ like a puppet master making his own puppets from cloth and giving them life when he does the show. His stories are universal‚ probably
Premium Irony Sarcasm A Story
the Author Rasipuram‚ Krishnaswami Narayanaswami‚ or R K Narayan as he is widely known was born during the British colonial rule in India. In his obituary Barbara Crosette writes about Narayan and Malgudi thus: ’In the 1930’s‚ he (RK Narayan) created a town in South India that he called Malgudi and populated it with characters who could be fussy‚ tricky‚ harmlessly rebellious or philosophical - but who were always believable. Mr. Narayan would return again and again to Malgudi in many of his 34
Premium The English Teacher British Empire United Kingdom
A Horse and Two Goats Detailed Summary "A Horse and Two Goats" is the story of a comical and fateful meeting between two men‚ neither of who speak each other’s language. Muni and his wife live in poverty in a remote village in India called Kritam. In his prosperous days‚ before pestilence took most of his cattle‚ Muni had 40 sheep and goats. Now‚ in his old age‚ Muni has just two goats. His usual daily routine is to take the goats to graze two miles from his home‚ alongside the highway‚ at
Premium Short story India Jerry Seinfeld