R. K. Narayan Indian novelist
R. K. Narayan is a 94 years old Indian novelist from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. R. K. Narayan was born on October 10, 1906 (died on May 13, 2001, he was 94 years old) in Chennai, Tamil Nadu as ராசிபுரம் கிருஷ்ணசுவாமி ஐயர் நாராயணசுவாமி. His nickname was Narayanaswami Rasipuram Krishnaswami Ayyar.
About
Birth name of R. K. Narayan is ராசிபுரம் கிருஷ்ணசுவாமி ஐயர் நாராயணசுவாமி
No, he died on 05/13/2001, 23 years ago. He was 94 years old when he died. He died in Chennai
Family
Brother
R. K. Narayan had 1 sibling. R. (18 years younger)
Awards (4)
Awarded Sahitya Akademi Award in 1959 , awarded Padma Bhushan in 1963 , awarded Padma Vibhushan in literature & education in 1999 , awarded Filmfare Award for Best Story in 1966 ,
Education
He graduated from Maharaja's College, Mysore and University Of Mysore
What was R.'s zodiac sign?R. K. Narayan zodiac sign was libra.
Where does He lives?
He is living in Chennai.
Other facts about R. K. Narayan
| Alias | Narayanaswami Rasipuram Krishnaswami Ayyar |
|---|---|
| Award | Padma Vibhushan, Benson Medal, Sahitya Akademi Award |
| Birth name | ராசிபுரம் கிருஷ்ணசுவாமி ஐயர் நாராயணசுவாமி |
| Place of death | Chennai |
| Position held | Member Of Rajya Sabha , end time: 1992-05-11T00:00:00Z , start time: 1986-05-12T00:00:00Z |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Signature | 
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| Influenced by | Graham Greene |
| Notable work | The World Of Nagaraj |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | Tamil |
| Name in native language | ஆர். கே. நாராயணன் |
| Country of citizenship | British Raj |
| Ethnic group | Tamil People |
| Google Doodle | R-k-narayans-108th-birthday |
| Residence | Chennai |
| CiNii author ID (books) | DA05106803 |
| Date of death | 2001-05-13T00:00:00Z |
| Place of birth | Chennai |
| Libris-URI | 1zcfjsnk4twdh1k |
| Writing language | English |
| NLR ID (Russia) | 7759330 |
| National Library of Korea Identifier | KAC201228972 |
| Europeana Entity id | Agent/base/61234 |
| Europeana entity | Agent/base/61234 |
| Different from | K. R. Narayanan |
| Writing languages | English |
