R. K. Narayan’S Novels Dealing With Modernity and Marginality

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Journal of Advances and Scholarly Researches in Allied Education [JASRAE] (Vol:5/ Issue: 9) DOI: 10.29070/JASRAE
Authors: Md Abul Kalam Sheikh*, Sudhir Kumar,
Subjects: Multidisciplinary Academic Research

Year: Jan, 2013
Volume: 5 / Issue: 9
Pages: 1 - 4 (4)
Publisher: Ignited Minds Journals
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E-ISSN: 2230-7540
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Published URL: http://ipublisher.in/p/293356
Published On: Jan, 2013

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R. K. Narayan’s Novels Dealing with Modernity and Marginality | Original Article

Md Abul Kalam Sheikh*, Sudhir Kumar, in Journal of Advances and Scholarly Researches in Allied Education | Multidisciplinary Academic Research

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ABSTRACT:

R. K. Narayan is narrowed down to the south, then a tiny village-like town but now a major area, Malgudi. The city now stands halfway between various ancient and superstitious beliefs and culture on the one side and glamour and appeal of the new beliefs and living standards on the other. The present essay discusses the topics of modernity and marginality, the endless tension between the traditional and the new, the ancient and contemporary spirit, and the orthodox and liberal approaches to social lives and problems in Malgudi, based on the novels by Narayan. His novels portray an Indian macrocosm of religions, values and society.