Book Review: Swami and Friends by RK Narayan


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Introduction:

Book Name: Swami and Friends

Author Name: RK Narayan

Language: English

Genre: Novel


About the Author:

Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami mostly known as RK Narayan was an Indian correspondent known for his job set in the imaginary South Indian town of Malgudi. He was a prominent author of the first Indian Literature in English along with Mulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao. 

Narayan teacher and playmate Graham Greene was instrumental in obtaining publishers for Narayan's first four novels including the semi-autobiographical trilogy of swami and friends, The bachelor of arts, and the English educator.

RK Narayan was born in Madras, British Indian into a Hindu household. He was one of eight kids, six sons, and two daughters. Narayan was second among the sons his adolescent brother Ramachandran later evolved a correspondent at Gemini Studios and the youngest brother Laxman evolved a cartoonist. 

His father was a university headmaster and Narayan accomplished some of his studies at his father's academy. As his father's job entailed frequent transfers, Narayan spent part of his adolescence under the maintenance of his maternal grandmother, Parvati. During this time his best playmates and friends were a peacock and a playful troublemaker


About the Book:


Swami and friends is the tale of the turbulent connection of Swaminathan, his four childhood playmates, and a recent boy named Rajam. It seizes place in British -colonial India in the year 1930. The tale starts by inaugurating Swaminathan and his playmates Somu, Sankar, Mani, and pea. 

Swami discusses how oppositely his playmates are from one another and how their discrepancies make their friendship stronger. Quickly, nonetheless, a new boy comes, named Rajam who swami and mani disdain. 

It is not until the three boys confront each different that they comprehend they have a lot in mutual and became fast playmates. After a lot of persuasions, the other three boys approve of Rajam too and the six boys are temporarily in unity.

Later, a central Indian Politician is charged and swami assembles a mob of protesters. He gets swept up in the fervor of the public and utilizes a stone to demolish school residences. 

When the public is smashed apart, swami is left to encounter the outcomes of his activities. Not only is swami compelled to shift to a more different school, but rajam is harm by the litigations of his friends, making their friendship hazardous.
To cure his friendship with rajam, swami must apologize for his actions; he agrees to partner with rajam to establish their very own cricket team called the M.C.C. 

The two boys and intensely passionate about the squad, but anxieties rise as swamp stringent academy and severe workload gets in the way of his obligation. Rajam endangers to never talk to swami furthermore if he loses the game of the year.

Despite his best actions, swami is prohibited by his strict headmaster from evacuating early to go to his everyday practices. In resentment, swami throws his headmaster wand out of the window. Then horrified by the repercussions, swami decides to run away from Malgudi for nice and never return. 

While fleeing, he becomes lost and wanders until he is rescued. He has lost the M.C.C. Match he vowed to go to. Already knowing his best playmates may never talk to him again, swami learns from his friend mani that rajam is leaving the next sunrise to move to a new town with his household.

In an unhappy attempt to make amends, swami hurries to the train station the next sunrise with a novel he intends to give to rajam as a way to make unity. He nearly loses the train divergence and looks at his best playmates through the widow, who still declines to speak to him. Mani must hand him the novel, as he would not carry it from swami. The story ends as the train grabs away and swami is evacuated wondering if his playmate will write and if he is pardoned.



My View:


This book is a thought-provoking read, better for a kid between the ages of 7 and 12. The confrontations that occur throughout the book between Swaminathan and his playmates are a difficulty that many kids confront today. For example, towards the middle of the book, swami and his four new friends do a tremendous job of seeing the favor of their differences. 

But the battle to see the welfare in Rajam. It is significant to show young readers the significance of making different friends and modifying to changes that may happen among the friends you already have. Another lesson that is currently in the book is the significance of utilizing your terms to express how you know rather than your actions.


My rating for the book is 5/5

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Written By - Muskan Gupta
Edited By - Anamika Malik



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