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R. K. Narayan

1906 - 2001

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Rasipuram Krishnaswami Narayanaswami (10 October 1906 – 13 May 2001), better known as R. K. Narayan, was an Indian writer and novelist known for his work 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. In 1980, he was awarded the AC Benson Medal by the Royal Society of Literature, and in 1981 he was made Honorary Member of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. Narayan is the author of more than 200 novels, as well as short stories and plays. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. R. K. Narayan is the 4,538th most popular writer (down from 3,259th in 2019), the 610th most popular biography from India (down from 413th in 2019) and the 72nd most popular Indian Writer.

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Among writers, R. K. Narayan ranks 4,538 out of 7,302. Before him are Sophia Elisabet Brenner, Attilâ İlhan, Anne Bradstreet, José María Heredia y Heredia, Vera Inber, and Bolesław Leśmian. After him are Vera Panova, Runer Jonsson, Ameen Rihani, Robert Edmond Grant, Paul Bekker, and Teffi.

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Among people born in 1906, R. K. Narayan ranks 275. Before him are Emília Rotter, Wilfred Jackson, Tony Accardo, Hans Walzhofer, Benedicto de Moraes Menezes, and Vilmos Kohut. After him are Ilie Subășeanu, Prithviraj Kapoor, Emerson Spencer, Rodolfo Volk, Lee Barnes, and Bruno de Finetti. Among people deceased in 2001, R. K. Narayan ranks 213. Before him are Nancye Wynne Bolton, Bernard Heuvelmans, Joe Fagan, Mongo Beti, Arie van Vliet, and Hani Hanjour. After him are Marwan al-Shehhi, Yuri Ozerov, Dmitry Polyansky, Giancarlo Brusati, Édouard Artigas, and Ettore Puricelli.

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In India

Among people born in India, R. K. Narayan ranks 610 out of 1,861. Before him are Padma Bandopadhyay (1944), Humpy Koneru (1987), Samantha Akkineni (1987), Brian Horrocks (1895), Nayanthara (1984), and Rajendra K. Pachauri (1940). After him are Roshan Seth (1942), Firaq Gorakhpuri (1896), Waheeda Rehman (1938), John Shepherd-Barron (1925), Purushottam Das Tandon (1882), and Devika Rani (1908).

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Among WRITERS In India

Among writers born in India, R. K. Narayan ranks 72. Before him are Surdas (1478), Vaikom Muhammad Basheer (1908), Qurratulain Hyder (1927), Nagarjun (1911), Faizi (1547), and Balamani Amma (1909). After him are Firaq Gorakhpuri (1896), Krishan Chander (1914), Bhalchandra Nemade (1938), Saadat Hasan Manto (1912), Pratibha Ray (1944), and Mamoni Raisom Goswami (1942).

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