,8,swami & ,frs,0 by ,r4,k4 ,n>ayan3
,book ,summ>y & ,analysis
  .7,swami & ,frs.' is ! f/ novel p5n$
by ,r4,k4 ,n>ayan bas$ 9 a fic;nal ,s\?
,9dian t[n call$ ,malgudi4 .7,swami &
,frs.' is al ! f/ book ": ,n>ayan
9troduc$ to ! lit]>y _w ! wond];l _w (
,malgudi f ! viewpo9t ( a * /udy+ 9
,alb]t ,mis.n ,s*ool 9 ! pre-,9dep5d;e
p]iod ( ,9dia4 ,n>ayan bas$ 8 f/ novel
on 8 [n *ildhood exp]i;es liv+ 9 ,madras
& ,mysore1 z is m5;n$ 9 8 autobiography
titl$ .7,my ,"ds4 ,swami & ,frs.' 0 f/
publi%$ 9 #aice ) ! help ( ! be/sell+
3tempor>y classic writ] ,grahame ,gre5e
:o act$ z a sort ( m5tor to ,n>ayan4
  .7,swami & ,frs.' is ! /ory ( a ,s\?
,9dian s*oolboy call$ ,swam9a?an :o 0
mis*iev\s1 na^3ive1 & impres.nable4 ,8
be/ fr & playmate is a t\<-look+ boy "nd
,mani1 :o fails s"eal "ts 9 ! ,alb]t
,mis.n ,s*ool b is alw look+ \ to use 8
muscle p[]4 ,! o!r close fr ( ,swami is
,rajam1 :o is ! new police sup]9t5d5t's
son4 ,rajam is a boy us$ to liv+ a    #a
po% life/yle1 is /udi\s1 excels 9 :at"e
he does1 & is hi<ly patroniz+ t[>ds
,swami4 ,rajam1 at f/1 does n get al;g )
,mani :5 he f/ >rives at ,malgudi1 b
soon ! ?ree 2come ?ick frs4
  ,o!r frs ( ,swam9a?an >e ma9ly ^? he
meets 9 s*ool4 ,sank> is ! topp] & s*ol>
( ! class :om no "o 9 ! gr\p r1lly
tru/s4 ,somu is ! virtu\s & amiable
monitor ( ! class :o has "s l1d]%ip
qualities b :o1 9 ! 5d1 fails to 2
promot$ to a hi<] /&>d1 ?us fall+ 2h 8
s*ool frs4 ,!n comes ! ,pea or ,samuel1
! only ,*ri/ian 9 ? gr\p ( frs4 ,due to
8 sli<t frame1 ! ,pea is call$ a
,8gram,01 b he is a *e];l lad r1dy to
crack _m a joke ) ,swami dur+ & "s"ts af
s*ool h\rs4 ,! ,pea1 h["e1 is at "ts
divid$ 9 8 loyalty t[>ds 8 frs1
especially 3c]n+ 8 ,*ri/ian fai? & 8
atta*;ts t[>ds ! ,briti% rule1 : !
,swade%i public 0 ag/4
  ,! novel revolves >.d ,swami's s*ool
life 2f ! bir? ( 8 "y] 9fant bro!r till
! "t he loses ! tru/ ( ,rajam1 8      #b
close/ fr1 :5 he bunks an important
cricket mat*4 ,! /ory is r1li/ic1
5t]ta9+1 & hi<ly satirical ( ,s\? ,9dian
middle-class society 9 ! pre-,9dep5d;e
p]iod & until ! "t ( ,globaliza;n 9
,9dia4 ,"? ! "*s ( ,swami's family1 we
get a gd view ( life 9 a :ite-coll> ,s\?
,9dian family 9 ,9dia4 ,w4,t4 ,sr9ivasan
,swami's "f is a lawy] & is v /rict &
tyrannical ) ,swami4 ,swami's "f alw
tries to 3trol ! ac;ns & move;ts (
,swami & is /opp$ _m a "t f do+ s by 8
wife & by 8 "m1 :o is ,swami's eld]ly &
s5ile pat]nal gr&"m4 ,sr9ivasan1 at "ts1
is v h>% & cruel ) ,swami & is
especially fond ( grudg+ ,swami 8 play"t
9 ! afn sun dur+ ! s*ool's ,summ]
,vaca;ns4 ,_m hil>i\s b satirical
9cid5ts 2t "f & son >e a deli<t to r1d &
reli% = _! ri* 3t5t & ! subtle fram+ (
s5t;es 9 di6]5t 3texts4 ,"o s* example
is :5 ,sr9ivasan comm&s ,swami to solve
a ,simple ,propor;n sum on ! price (
mangoes4 ,swami asks 8 "f f/ to tell hm
:e!r ! mangoes >e ripe or n s t he    #c
c make a bett] e/imate ab ! price6 ,?
%[s ,swami to 2 selectively cl"e1 witty1
& brilliant4 ,on ! o!r h&1 ,sr9ivasan
rules 8 home ) an iron h&1 b he t5ds to
fail 9 8 3que/s1 especially 3c]n+ 8
wife's & "m's take on specific important
issues4
  ,! f/ s*ool ": ,swami /udi$ 0 ,alb]t
,mis.n ,hi< ,s*ool1 a pre/igi\s &
well-reput$ s*ool 9 ,malgudi run by a
,briti% ,*ri/ian adm9i/ra;n4 ,! second
s*ool he att5d$ 0 ! ,bo>d ,hi< ,s*ool1
": ,swami /udi$ t[>ds ! latt] half ( 8
s*ool c>e] "s"t af ! ,civil ,4ob$i;e
,move;t /rike 9 ,malgudi reg>d+ ! >re/ (
,gauri ,sank> 9 ,bombay on a3.t ( !
,9dian ,9dep5d;e ,non-,viol5t ,move;t4
,9 8 hyp] & hi<ly su7e/ive /ate1 ,swami
takes "p 9 ! prote/ ag/ ! >re/ ( ,gauri
& damages ! w9d[ panes ( ! ,h1dma/]'s
(fice at ,alb]t ,mis.n ,hi< ,s*ool4 ,:5
! ,h1dma/] pull$ hm up ! next "d1 ,swami
ran \ 4respect;lly f s*ool1 : l$ to hm
2+ 4miss$1 & he _h to 2 5roll$ 9 ! ,bo>d
,hi< ,s*ool4                          #d
  ,! ,bo>d ,hi< ,s*ool 0 /rict] & m
activ;y-bas$ ?an ! ,alb]t ,mis.n ,hi<
,s*ool4 ,we notice t ! ,alb]t ,mis.n
,hi< ,s*ool signifies ! complac5cy ( !
,briti% ,raj :ile ! ,bo>d ,hi< ,s*ool
repres5ts ! upcom+ wave ( ,9dianiz$
s*ools ) _! rigor\s s*ool /udies &
extracurricul> & co-curricul> activities
to ma9ly prove t ev5 9dig5\s s*ools cd 2
run z well z ,briti% s*ools4 ,?us1 !
,bo>d ,hi< ,s*ool does n all[ a /ud5t
free "t to muse ov] life at all1 att5d.e
is compulsory ev5 = drill practice1 & !
home"w & class"w surpass t ( ,alb]t
,mis.n ,s*ool4 ,we notice1 h["e1 t
comp>$ to ! ,alb]t ,mis.n ,hi< ,s*ool
life/yle1 ,swami1 :o o!rwise takes life
z x comes 9 a laid-back mann]1 is =c$ to
wake up to r1l;y 9 ! ,bo>d ,hi< ,s*ool &
take *>ge ( 8 life & /udies4
  ,swami's frs keep 9 t\* ) hm ev5 ?\<
,swami *anges s*ools 2c !y all 2l;g to a
cricket club call$ ! ,malgudi ,cricket
,club or ,m4,c4,c4 ,swami is a gd b[l] 9
? club & is nick-"nd ,8,tate,0 = 8    #e
sup] wicket-tak+ ball curves4 ,rajam is
! true ?9k-tank 2h ? club & is xs capta9
& guid+ =ce4 ,we see l1d]%ip & a s5se (
logical & organiz$ ?9k+ 9 ! ac;ns (
,rajam 9 ? por;n ( ! text4 ,rajam
implores ,swami n to miss ! af-s*ool
cricket practices1 = !y w h an important
mat* ) ! ,y4,m4,u4 or ! ,"y ,m5's
,union4 ,swami tries 8 be/ to live up to
,rajam's expecta;ns ( hm4 ,alas1 ! boy c
only l1ve s*ool af #e3#jj pm f 8 regi;t$
s*ool drill practices & turns up e "t on
! cricket field :5 ! sun is alr set 2l !
horizon1 ?us t]m9at+ any practice4
  ,swami is / 3v9c$ t he w make x to !
re/ ( ! practice ses.ns & tries to 3v9ce
a m$ical practi;n] to write hm a l1ve
note = ! same4 ,! m$ical practi;n]1 ,dr4
;,t4 ,kesavan1 promises to sp1k to
,swami's ,bo>d ,hi< ,s*ool ,h1dma/] on 8
2half b purpose;lly does n fulfill 8
promise l&+ ,swami 9to a lot ( tr\ble4
,swami !n decides to run away f ! ,bo>d
,hi< ,s*ool b r1lizes t ? "t 8 "f1
,sr9ivasan1 wd n tol]ate 8 4missal    #f
ev5 f ? s*ool 9 a matt] ( a few mon?s4
,?us1 ,swami resolutely decides to run
away f home4 ,? "p ( ! text 9dicates !
naivety ( ,swami1 ?9k+ t ev5 ?\< he 0
runn+ away f home1 he wd 2 able to
return "sh[ to ! ,y4,m4,u4 vs4 ,m4,c4,c4
cricket mat* happ5+ 9 "o & a half-"d4
  ,swami misses ! mat* & loses ,rajam's
tru/1 fav\r1 & fr%ip 9 ! b>ga94 ,he &
,rajam no l;g] >e on talk+ t]ms4 ,mani
n[ acts z ! middleman 2t ,rajam &
,swami4 ,? is ironic 2c1 at ! 2g9n+ ( !
novel1 ,swami 0 f/ ! middleman 2t ,mani
& ,rajam1 especially :5 !y 7 *all5g+ ea*
o!r to a sort ( duel 3te/4 ,9 t duel1 !
?ree put aside _! di6];es & 2came frs &
2came a popul> trio 9 _! >ea4 ,true1 mo/
( ! frs1 9clud+ ,swami1 2fri5d$ ,rajam
2c ( 8 cl\t ) ! hi<] au?orities & !
police1 z well z ! fact t he 0 well v]s$
9 ,5gli% & 0 m* m 9tellig5t & w1l?i] ?an
!m all4 ,rajam1 at ! 2g9n+ ( ! novel1 0
! p1cemak] ( ! gr\p4 ,he manag$ to unite
! frs1 especially af ! viol5t qu>rel ov]
call+ ,swami a ,8tail,0 ( ,rajam6     #g
,swami1 ! ,pea1 & ,sank> _h _h a
physical & v]bal fi<t 9 ? 9/.e4 ,al1
lat] on 9 ? a3.t1 ,mani1 & ,somu1 !
monitor1 _h an equally viol5t fi<t4
,rajam br"\ !m all back tgr at 8 h\se by
brib+ !m ) gifts f 8 toy cupbo>d4
  ,! c5tral por;n ( ? novel c5tres on !
/udy s*$ule ( ,swami & 8 frs1 especially
dur+ ! "t ( ! exam9a;ns4 ,swami's
tyrannical "f =ces ,swami to /udy = l;g
h\rs at 8 desk & n wa/e 8 "t ) 8 gr&"m1
baby bro!r1 "m1 or frs4 ,swami does n
r1lize ! import.e ( an exam9a;n & is m
9t]e/$ 9 ! summ] vaca;ns4 ,f "t
immemorial1 ! summ] vaca;ns1 especially
= junior s*ool /ud5ts1 h alw be5
excep;nally l;g 9 ,9dia4 ,/1 ,swami's
c>e.s;s t[>ds 8 /udies is hil>i\s to r1d
& pond] ov]4 ,all 8 frs1 9clud+ ,mani1
seem to r1lize ! import.e ( an exam &
answ]+ an exam pap] ) all s9c];y or at
l1/ z well z possible1 except ,swami4
,swami 9/1d is bo!r$ ab non-ess5tials l
clips1 p9s1 nibs1 exam c>dbo>d pads1
etc4 ,he is m 9t]e/$ 9 go+ %opp+ at   #h
a /a;n>y m>t = ^! pur*ases ) ! m"oy 8 "f
wd loan hm4 ,9/1d1 ,sr9ivasan ridicules
,swami's li/ & c.els _m ( ! items on 8
li/1 ?us tak+ ! w9d \ ( ,swami's dr1ms (
go+ %opp+ = exam mat]ials4
  ,swami answ]s 8 ,tamil pap]
haphaz>dly1 especially ": ! la/ "q is
3c]n$1 & l1ves ! exam9a;n hall tw5ty
m9utes e>ly4 ,8 frs >e all busy ) _!
pap]s1 & ,swami is puzzl$ :y !y >e tak+
s l;g to answ] a simple moral "q4 ,ll
did he "k t ! la/ "q he _h answ]$ 9 j "o
s5t;e requir$ pond]+ & a l;g] answ]4
,swami hides 8 mi/ake f 8 frs4 ,due to ?
9f]ior;y complex1 he (t5 t5d$ to make a
fool ( hmf or l& hmf 9to tr\ble4 ,? 0 al
! case :5 ! f/ "t ,rajam came to
,swami's home1 ,swami li$ to ,rajam1
say+ t ! room !y 7 s1t$ 9 0 8 room & n 8
"f's :5 ! opposite 0 true4 ,rajam sees
pa/ ,swami's %am & yet is graci\s 5 n to
ridicule hm 9 8 [n dwell+4 ,we notice ?
sagac;y 9 ,rajam _m "ts "?\t ! :ole
text4
  ,on ! o!r h&1 ,swami su6]s f a      #i
sev]e 9f]ior;y complex t a6ects hm & ! p
he is d1l+ )4 ,eld]s >e aw>e ( ? aspect
( ,swami & try to cov] up = hm1 b
,sr9ivasan begs to di6] ) _! mollycoddl+
( ,swami4 ,he pref]s tr1t+ 8 son ) a
dictatorial h& t t5ds to 2 sev]ely h>%1
especially :5 ,sr9ivasan is irritable4
,h["e1 ,swami's "f does h p;y & is fond
( 8 son4 ,t is :y 9 "o "p ( ! text1 we
see hm tak+ 8 son al;g ) hm to ! club ":
he plays c>ds & t5nis1 to *e] hm up4
,sr9ivasan c 2 a pl1sant p]son to 9t]act
) b is n precisely excep;nally gd at
h&l+ *n ( ,swami's age & temp]a;t4 ,! "t
,sr9ivasan le>ns t 8 son has n return$
home f ! ,bo>d ,hi< ,s*ool t[>ds ! 5d (
! novel makes hm guilty ab h[ he has be5
tr1t+ 8 son all "? ! major "p ( ! boy's
s*ool life4 ,?us1 dur+ ! 4appe>.e1 !
prime ?"\ 9 8 m9d is n t ,swami has _h
an a3id5t or be5 kidnapp$ b t he m/ h
committ$ suicide due to h>ass;t4
  ,sr9ivasan1 "!=e1 *ecks ! ,s>ayu ,riv]
to see :e!r 8 son's d1d body is float+
on ! surface or :e!r 8 body has      #aj
be5 mangl$ on ! railway tracks ( !
,malgudi ,railway ,/a;n4 ,sr9ivasan "ks
ab ,swami's m9us po9ts & t he c tell a
lot ( lies to suit 8 3v5i;e4 ,swami tri$
to bunk s*ool ! "d ,rajam 0 go+ to visit
! ,h1dma/] at ! ,bo>d ,hi< ,s*ool by
fak+ to 8 gr&"m & "m t he _h a f"e4 ,"?
sympa?y & n "? ! tru? ( ! !rmomet]1
,swami 0 all[$ to /ay at home1 :
,sr9ivasan dete/$ b 0 a gd 5 sport to
3gratulate 8 son on 8 victory6
  ,swami has a "s:at 4t.ed rela;n%ip ) 8
9fant bro!r4 ,! boy is born 9 ! home ) !
help ( a lady m$ical practi;n]4 ,swami1
at f/1 seems un9t]e/$ 9 ! bir? ( 8 bro!r
b lat] w>ms up to ! * 2c ( 8 adorable
cute;s4 ,swami is too 9noc5t & simple to
r1lize t babies gr[ up & 2lieves t 8
bro!r w rema9 z he is ="e4 ,sr9ivasan is
frly & a6ec;nate ) 8 "y] son1 ev5 skipp+
8 att5d.e at "w to sp5d "s qual;y "t ) !
*4 ,? is 9 />k 3tra/ to ,sr9ivasan's
attitude t[>ds 8 old] son1 = :om he does
n ev5 ?9k ( buy+ new clo!s or toys4 ,/1
,swami seems fond ( 8 "y] bro!r      #aa
?\< he r1lizes t ! bro!r is giv5 m
att5;n ?an he is4
  ,swami's "m's "n is ,laxmi1 & %e is a
hi<ly irritable & compla9+ sort (
9dividual4 ,%e is dep5d5t on h] husb& &
ne$s 8 p]mis.n ev5 to pay small am.ts to
! p :o did s]vice = h]4 ,9 fact1 z is
m5;n$ 9 ! autobiography .1,my .1,"ds1
,sr9ivasan & ,laxmi >e v m* simil> to
,n>ayan's [n "f & "m4 ,!y liv$ 9
,mysore1 ": ,n>ayan sp5t ! latt] half (
8 s*ool+4 ,comp>$ to ,sr9ivasan1 ,laxmi1
too1 is pretty alo( f h] eld] son4 ,%e
is m preo3upi$ ) ! kit*5 "w & nurs+ !
"y] son4 ,swami d1ls v ll ) h] & usually
only seeks h] help :5 he wi%es to avoid
an unpl1sant situa;n4 ,:5 ,swami goes
miss+1 ,laxmi goes b]s]k1 cr1tes a
fun]al atmosp"h 9 ! h\se1 & /ops eat+
until ,swami returns4 ,swami notes )
reli% & glad;s t 8 "y] 9fant bro!r 0
sidel9$ 9 place ( hm1 at l1/ 9 ? s+ul>
9/.e 9 8 life4
  ,swami's runn+ away is "s?+ typical (
8 retr1t+ nature4 ,he is ( a         #ab
romantic 4posi;n & hi<ly dramatic1
exa7]at+ ! sep>a;n 2t 8 frs ( !
,m4,c4,c4 & hmf4 ,ironically1 he does n
ev5 get to sp5d a gd "o "d away on 8 [n1
& ! crav+s = home food & 8 "m's gd cook+
call hm back homew>d4 ,h["e1 he gets lo/
on ! way back &1 2+ petrifi$1
halluc9ates ! way a half-fami%$ *
usually does :5 9 s* a situa;n4 ,he
falls asleep 9 ! middle ( ! road & is
pick$ up by a c>tman :o br+s hm to !
,4trict ,=e/ ,(fic]1 ,mr4 ,m4,p4,s4
,nair :o 3tacts ,rajam's "f & !n 8 p>5ts
to come to collect _! miss+ son4
  ,rajam does n =give ,swami = runn+
away j a few h\rs 2f ! comm;e;t ( a
crucial mat* t cd make or br1k !
,m4,c4,c4 ,9 ! abs;e ( ,swami1 !
,m4,c4,c4 lose mis]ably1 & all ,rajam
miss$ t "d ( ! game 0 t 8 t1m ne$$ a gd
b[l] to w9 ! mat*4 ,rajam 3v]ses ) ,mani
b ignores ,swami4 ,rajam does n ev5 bo!r
:5 ,swami is f.d ) ,nair4 ,swami is
%att]$ by ! news t he miss$ ! cricket
mat*4 ,he ?"\ he 0 a "d e>ly = !     #ac
game1 ll "k+ t ,nair fool$ hm to calm hm
d[n4 ,swami is furi\s at ,nair = trick+
hm & ?us giv+ hm a false no;n ( ! actual
"t4
  ,! la/ "p ( ! text 9dicates a tra9
f>ewell4 ,rajam's "f 0 transf]r$ to
,tri*9opoly1 & ,rajam 0 l1v+1 hav+ bidd5
f>ewell to ,mani b n hav+ sd a ^w ab
,swami4 ,swami1 he>tbrok5 ab ! sep>a;n1
decides to gift ,rajam 8 favorite book (
,&]son fairy tales4 ,? is ,swami's
pa!tic & simpli/ic ge/ure to at l1/ keep
8 memory fre% 9 ! m9d ( 8 fr1 :o m1nt s
m* to hm4 ,x is evid5t t ,rajam wd n"e
r1d ,&]son 2c he 0 too old & well-r1d =
r1d+ fairy tales4 ,! 9dica;n is t ! :ole
/ory ( ,rajam1 ,mani1 & ,swami 0 l a
fairy /ory xf4 ,rajam came l a tornado
9to ! lives ( ,swami & ! re/ & *ang$ !m
="e1 rais+ _! /&>ds ab /udies1 fr%ip1 &
gd 2havi\r4 ,n[ he 0 l1v+ ="e1 & ,swami
0 det]m9$ to 2lieve t j ! way he wd n"e
=get ,rajam1 he hop$ 9 ! same way1
,rajam wd n =get hm4 ,! /ory 5ds )
,swami wat*+ ,rajam's tra9 l1ve !    #ad
,malgudi /a;n & ,mani wat*+ ! "p+ ( once
two 9sep>able frs4 ,x's an anti-climax (
sorts l mo/ ( ,n>ayan's novels : makes
"o feel 9complete at ! 5d ( ! tale1 ?9k+
t "s": 9 a place call$ ,malgudi1 ,swami
/ lives "! ) ,mani1 ! ,pea1 ,somu1 &
o!rs liv+ a life simil> to _m ,9dians &
yet s di6]5t f \r pres5t "t & g5]a;n4
  .7,swami & ,frs.' is a celebra;n ( !
id1l & typical ,s\? ,9dian *ildhood ( !
tw5tie? c5tury4 ,x hi<li<ts ! ma9
activities t m1nt a lot to ! pre-digital
g5]a;n ( *n1 l cycle hoops1 playact+1
cricket mat*es af s*ool1 & l;g summ]
vaca;ns sp5t runn+ >.d 9 ! h1t ( !
noon"d sun4 .7,swami & ,frs.' did n sell
_m copies :5 x 0 f/ rel1s$ 9 #aice1 b td
x is "o ( ! mo/ lov$ ( ,r4,k4 ,n>ayan's
novels1 & ,swam9a?an is "o ( ! mo/
analyz$ ,9dian fic;nal "*s 9 ! ,9dian
lit]>y sc5e4 ,! book is / a f/ r1d = "y
*n1 full ( r1li/ic & homely "*s ) _! [n
e35tric peevi%;s b : makes !m relatable4
,r4,k4 ,n>ayan is "kn z ! ,gr&-,old ,man
( ,malgudi & is ! celebrat$ au?or    #ae
( s"eal novels & %ort /ories1 all
prim>ily set 9 ! fic;nal ,s\? ,9dian t[n
( ,malgudi4
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