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Name(s)	R.K. (Rasipuram Krishnaswami) NARAYAN Iyer Narayanaswami
Date of Birth	October 10, 1906
Date of Death	May 13, 2001
Identity	Indian writer, best known for his works set in the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi.
Date-wise Events / Works	His works also include The Financial Expert, hailed as one of the most original works of 1951, and Sahitya Akademi Award winner "The Guide", which was adapted for film and for Broadway.
Other Events & Developments	One of three leading figures of early Indian literature in English (alongside Mulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao), and is credited with bringing the genre to the rest of the world.

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