Google Doodle Remembers 'Malgudi Days' Creator R K Narayan on His 108th Birthday

Friday's Google doodle on R K Narayan's 108th Birthday.

R K Narayan, each time you hear the name of this Indian novelist, the mind takes a trip down the memory lane to the fictitious south Indian village of Malgudi. Marking this celebrated novelist's 108th birthday, Google Doodle offers to revive the short stories of Malgudi Days and divulge into the life of its creator.

The Google homepage of 10th October, 2014, Friday, has made space to highlight the contribution of R K Narayan with a sketch of the novelist apparently indulged in his collection of Malgudi Days stories. A single click takes you to a Google search of R.K Narayan with top links offering information about the author and his works.

Considered among the leading figures of early Indian Literature in English, R.K Narayan, was born in 1906 in Madras, and received his education from the Maharaja's College in Mysore.

Among the twelve novels that he penned down in his lifetime, two of them, Swami and His Friends and its successor The Bachelor of Arts, was set in the fictional village of Malgudi. He also wrote a five collection of short stories, among other great works such as travel books and essays.

In 1986, short stories from his writings were included in the popular television series titled 'Malgudi Days'. The series was later revived by film-maker Kavitha Lankesh and aired on Doordarshan in 2006.

Ref : http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/google-doodle-remembers-malgudi-days-creator-r-k-narayan-on-his-108th-birthday-604533

Comments

In pics: The Bachchan Family Tree

The Bachchans: Bachchans are busy celebrating the arrival of Aishwarya and Abhishek's daughter. Let's meet the Bachchan clan Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan's father was a famous Hindi poet. He is most popular for his book 'Madhushala'. He passed away in 2003. Harivansh Rai Bachchan got married to Shyama in 1926. Shyama died after ten years of marriage. Harivansh married Teji Bachchan (in the picture) in 1941. They had two sons, Amitabh and Ajitab. Born in 1969, Amitabh Bachchan is the most popular Bollywood celebrity today. Ajitabh Bachchan (second from left) is Amitabh's younger brother Amitabh Bachchan is married to actress Jaya Bachchan. They have two children, Abhishek Bachchan and Shweta Nanda. Jaya was born in a Hindu Bengali family to Taroon Kumar Bhaduri and Indira Bhaduri. Her father was a writer, journalist and stage artist. Abhishek's elder sister Shweta Bachchan Nanda is married to industrialist Nikhil Nanda. Nikhil and Shweta have t

Mary Anning: Google doodle celebrates 215th birthday of British palaeontologist

Anning became famous for her work collecting fossils from the Jurassic beds near her home in Lyme Regis Dorset Google has celebrated the 215th anniversary of the birth of British palaeontologist Mary Anning with a special doodle. Anning is best known for her work collecting fossils from the Jurassic period near her home in Lyme Regis Dorset. Today's colourful Google Doodle shows her uncovering a dinosaur's fossilised remains. Anning is recognised for contributing to fundamental changes in scientific thinking about prehistoric life. Among her many discoveries was the first ever correctly identification skeleton of an ichthyosaur. Despite being recognised globally for her work in the field, she was not - as a woman - eligible to join the Geological Society of London. In 2010 Anning was included by the Royal Society iin a list of the ten British women who have most influenced the history of science. Born in Lyme Regis on 21st May 1799. Her father, a cabinetmaker,

Fanny Blankers-Koen’s 100th Birthday

On a rainy summer day in 1948, onlookers at London’s Wembley track saw an unexpected athlete make history. Dutch runner and 30-year-old mother of two Fanny Blankers-Koen outstrided her opponents in the women’s 200m by 0.7 seconds—the highest margin in Olympics 200m history and a record that still stands today. Born near Baarn, the Netherlands, in 1918, Blankers-Koen had set a national record for the women’s 800m by age 17. At 18, she competed in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, placing fifth in the 4x100m and sixth in high jump. After the 1940 and 1944 Olympics were canceled, many thought Blankers-Koen would never make another Olympics. When she declared her intentions to compete in the 1948 London Games, she received letters from many criticizing her for continuing to race despite being a mother and insisting she stay home. But words couldn’t break Blankers-Koen’s stride. She captured four golds during the 1948 London Games, winning the 100m, 80m hurdles

World's Top News

Search This Blog