Quote of the day
Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
R. K. Narayan
![R. K. Narayan](/apics/r-k-narayan.jpg)
Born: October 10, 1906
Died: May 13, 2001 (aged 94)
Bio: R. K. Narayan, full name Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami, was an Indian writer, he was known for his works set in the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi. He was a leading author of early Indian literature in English, along with Mulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao.
Known for:
- Malgudi Days (1943)
- The Guide (1958)
- Swami and Friends (1935)
- The English Teacher (1945)
- The Bachelor of Arts (1937)