As per our current Database, Rk Narayan has been died on May 13, 2002 (age 95).
When Rk Narayan die, Rk Narayan was 95 years old.
| Popular As | Rk Narayan |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Age | 95 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Libra |
| Born | October 10, 1906 (India) |
| Birthday | October 10 |
| Town/City | India |
| Nationality | India |
Rk Narayan’s zodiac sign is Libra. According to astrologers, People born under the sign of Libra are peaceful, fair, and they hate being alone. Partnership is very important for them, as their mirror and someone giving them the ability to be the mirror themselves. These individuals are fascinated by balance and symmetry, they are in a constant chase for justice and equality, realizing through life that the only thing that should be truly important to themselves in their own inner core of personality. This is someone ready to do nearly anything to avoid conflict, keeping the peace whenever possible
Rk Narayan was born in the Year of the Horse. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Horse love to roam free. They’re energetic, self-reliant, money-wise, and they enjoy traveling, love and intimacy. They’re great at seducing, sharp-witted, impatient and sometimes seen as a drifter. Compatible with Dog or Tiger.
Considered one of the greatest Indian-English novelists of all time, he wrote Swami and Friends (1935) and The Bachelor of Arts (1937). He is the recipient of the prestigious Padma Vibhusha award.
He began his literary career as a reporter for The Justice, a Madras-based newspaper. He published his first novel, Swami and Friends, in 1935.
He was awarded honorary doctorates by the University of Leeds and Delhi University.
His wife, Rajam, died of typhoid fever in 1939, leaving the couple's young daughter, Hema, without a mother. His grief over his wife's death inspired his 1945 novel, The English Teacher.
He was mentored and championed by author Graham Greene.
