THE WRITER WE FORGOT R. K. NARAYAN PART-14 DEDICATED TO ANTRA AKTER SUKTA MALGUDI SCHOOLDAYS BY R.K. NARAYAN – REVIEW A truly great story and is a must for every human being theguardian, Saturday 30 April 2011 10.30 BST Indian novelist R K Narayan in 1965 Photograph: Alamy Malgudi Schooldays is a book that my parents used to read when they were little so its a classic. Its a book where a boy named Swami, indeed a funny little boy who has 2 friends Rajam and Mani, are up to some fun and jokes every now and then. It is about childhood in a small Indian village. In the start Swami goes to a Christian school where his teacher insults the Hindu religion. So his father sends the head a letter regarding this. Then in the second chapter Mani and Rajam hate each other. Then he tells his grandmother stories about how Rajam did this did that and so on. But his grandmother was slightly deaf, so it didnt really matter what he said! Then he got kicked out of school when there was a strike because he broke the window of his headmasters room plus he took part in the strike. So his parents send him to board high school where problems brew up. Meanwhile Rajam starts the Malgudi Cricket Club - in short MCC. Whereas Swamis school had an extra massdrill session everyday. But first time he bowls he gets the name Tate (a great cricket player of those times). But because of the massdrill Swami cannot go for the practice. Then Rajam gets annoyed of this and talks to the headmaster about it but headmaster wont agree so Swami asks his family doctor but that brings him into more trouble - the family doctor instead of helping him he tells the headmaster that Swami has lost his stamina and gets even more mass drill. Then he gets frustrated and throws out his headmasters stick and gets kicked out. Now I think I have told you a lot I think I should let you read the book. So now to my comments: a very funny book if you want some amazement, reading this is required. But I think the author should not have insulted Hinduism. Still the story is said well and funnily - when you read it you can see and feel every word that is written. A truly great story and is a must for every human being youtube/watch?v=lE8_mrncses
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