Novelist Rk Narayan

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Novelist

Rk Narayan

Living place: India

Birthday: 10-10-1906

Global rank: #46187

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Who is Novelist Rk Narayan?
Considered one of the greatest Indo-British novelists of all time, he wrote Swami and Friends (1935) and The Bachelor of Arts (1937). He is the recipient of the prestigious Padma Vibhusha Award.
He was awarded honorary doctorates from the University of Leeds and the University of Delhi.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He began his literary career as a reporter for Justice, a Madras-based newspaper. He published his first novel, Swami and Friends, in 1935.

Family life info

His wife, Rajam, died of typhoid fever in 1939, leaving the couple's young daughter, Hema, without a mother. His grief over the death of his wife inspired his 1945 novel, The English Teacher.

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He was mentored and championed by author Graham Greene.

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When was Novelist Rk Narayan born?
Rk Narayan was born in 10-10-1906, death year is , at the age of 118.
Where is Novelist Rk Narayan's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Rk Narayan was born in India. is a Novelist, whose Zodiac is Libra, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Horse. Rk Narayan's global rank is 46187 and whose rank is 327 in list of famous Novelist.
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Events in 1906 and 10-10

Events in the world in the birth year of Rk Narayan

  • Roald Amundsen, Norwegian explorer, locates Magnetic North Pole.
  • Ethiopia declared independent in a tripartite pact; country is divided into British, French, and Italian spheres of influence.
  • Finland is the first European country to give women the vote.

Birthday Rk Narayan (10-10) in history

  • Day 10-10 year 1845: The U.S. Naval Academy opened in Annapolis, Maryland
  • Day 10-10 year 1886: The tuxedo dinner jacket made its debut at a ball in Tuxedo Park, N.Y.
  • Day 10-10 year 1911: Sun Yat-sen's revolutionaries overthrew the Manchu dynasty in China.
  • Day 10-10 year 1935: George Gershwin's opera Porgy and Bess debuted on Broadway.
  • Day 10-10 year 1943: Chiang Kai-shek took the oath of office as president of China.
  • Day 10-10 year 1970: Fiji gained its independence from Great Britain.
  • Day 10-10 year 1973: Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned after being charged with tax evasion.
  • Day 10-10 year 1985: Actor and director Orson Welles died in Hollywood at age 70.
  • Day 10-10 year 2001: California representative Nancy Pelosi became minority whip.
  • Day 10-10 year 2002: The US Congress gave President Bush authorization to use military force against Iraq.
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