TOWARDS A PARADIGM FOR INDIAN (NESS) OF INDIA: A CONTEMPORARY READING OF R.K. NARAYAN’S MALGUDI DAYS IN HIS SHORT STORIES

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  • DR. RASHMI SINGH Asst. Prof. Dept. Of English, & OEL Dr. Hari Singh Gour Central University, Sagar M.P.

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Abstract

R.K. Narayan’s greatness as a creative artist lies in the fact that he has succeeded in situating all the novels and short stories in a particular fictional region which he calls “Malgudi.” Malgudi is a fictional South Indian Town called as “Regional Novels.” Regional novels or fictions are set in a recognizable region and which describes features distinguishing the life; social relations, customs, tradition, language, dialect or others aspects of culture of the area and its people. In such writing a particular regional culture is used to illustrate an aspect of life in general, or the effects of a particular environment upon the people living in it. R.K. Narayan portrayed the Indian society and culture as he perceived. His primary focus was on the exploration of universality Tamil contained in actual Indian life as it comes to be determined by Hindu culture and tradition.

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2016-10-31

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Vol. 5 No. 11 (2016): OCTOBER 2016

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