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
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In ’the English Teacher ’ the profound writer R.K. Narayan gently probes the reader trying‚ in earnest‚ to "revolutionize" ideas on education. He challenges them by questioning what education truly means and the purposed of it. While it is true that in the novel‚ education poses a threat to Krishna ’s journey for growth‚ it is also only through education that he attains his goal. However there are two systems of education presented in the novel: the British system and the "Leave Alone" System. In
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Point of View The story adopts the traditional mode of third-person omniscience. In other words‚ the author/narrator relates the entire story to the reader‚ but since the entire plot is dependent on the revelation taking place at the end‚ the narrator does not reveal all the aspects of character at the beginning. While the narrator is forthcoming about all the peripheral goings-on in the story‚ s/he is careful not to reveal to the reader anything more than would be evident to any passerby. The reader
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Shaha Sattarova Mrs. Crowbuck Sophomore English October 9‚ 2009 The Truth about the Truth Truth is perceived as a virtue in our society. Honesty is planted into the human mind and is encouraged to apply it throughout their life. For example‚ many people from their childhood are thought to be honest no matter how difficult it may be and are granted accolade‚ for the encouragement of doing it again. Honesty is favored in life by everyone‚ so people know the facts and build our character
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The Growing Importance of Corporate Reputation in India A recent re-branding exercise by Asian Paints‚ India’s largest paint manufacturer‚ took the market watchers by surprise when the company took a hard decision in casting off its popular mascot Gattu. The mischievous boy with paint tin and brush—Gattu—was born in 1954. Designed by India’s well known cartoonist R.K. Laxman‚ Gattu served as an endearing anchor for all Asian Paints communication for over four decades. However‚ after years
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Swami and Friends is the first of a trilogy of novels written by RK Narayan‚ a celebrated English novelist from India. RK Narayan started his prolific writing career with this novel Swami and Friends written in 1935. It is full of humor and irony. Narayan started writing this novel with the words “It was Monday morning…” to the auspicious time his grandmother chose for him. Like many of his fictional grandmothers‚ he was close to his grandmother who was well versed with astrology. Despite this it
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About the author RK Narayan brought Indian writing in English to western nations. He was helped in the venture by Graham Greene. Narayan’s stories mostly have the fictional town of Malgudi as their geographical reference point. Malgudi could be anywhere in India. It is a microcosm of the huge country. Even today there are readers who believe that Malgudi exists; so realistically did Narayan describe the place. Narayan’s stories were brief‚ some barely ten pages long‚ but within this he was able
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In Malgudi Days‚ although R.K. Narayan seems to present us with a bleak portrayal of India where life is very hard and there is very little human happiness‚ he means to reflect the triumph of the human spirit over the cruel circumstances of life. In India‚ poverty and the lack of education are prejudiced against and people are discriminated against because they are poor. In ’A Willing Slave’‚ Ayah is discriminated against and treated badly merely because she is an uneducated servant. When she comes
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Basic Economic Concepts Basic Indicators The following basic economic indicators are important to understand: * Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - is the total amount of all goods and services produced in the country. This includes consumer spending‚ government spending and business inventories. Real GDP is a variant that takes out the impact of inflation‚ so that GDP can be compared over time. Real GDP is the basic measure of business activity and tracks the business cycle. * Consumer Price
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Indian writing in English Raja Rammohan Ray was the first Indian to effectively express himself in black and white through English though he was initiated to the language when he was in his teens. Thereafter Vivekananda showed his perfect masterly over the language through his evocative prose‚ which made the west sit up and take notice of the greatness of Hinduism. Tagore also had written some poems in English. However‚ there is no denying the fact that Indian writings in English were extremely
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