,8,! ,_w ( ,nag>aj,0 by ,r4,k4
,n>ayan3 ,summ>y
  ,8,! ,_w ( ,nag>aj,0 is a ,malgudi
novel p5n$ by ,9dian 3tempor>y noveli/
,r4,k4 ,n>ayan4 ,r4,k4 ,n>ayan1 al "kn z
! ,gr& ,old ,man ( ,malgudi1 is fam\s =
8 witty & r1li/ic depic;ns ( ! p ( ,9dia
9 ! pre-,9dep5d;e & po/-,9dep5d;e
p]iods4 ,? novel 0 publi%$ 9 ! ye> #aiij
& n>rates ! tale ( a v ord9>y simpleton
call$ ,nag>aj :o lives on ,kabir ,/reet
9 ! fictiti\s ,s\? ,9dian t[n ( ,malgudi
9 ! h\se ( 8 ance/ors4 ,nag>aj is a
p]son :o gets 3fus$ v easily & is n v
b"r4 ,h["e1 despite 2+ a p]son :o has no
ambi;ns 9 life1 he claims t "o "d he w
write & publi% a :ole book detail+ !
adv5tures ( ! ,9dian ,sage ,n>ada4 ,8,!
,_w ( ,nag>aj,0 by ,r4,k4 ,n>ayan
n>rates h[ ,nag>aj procures 9=ma;n = 8
book & h[ he is (t5 prev5t$ f writ+ 8
book 2c ( "s family or o!r issues4
  ,! novel is sl[ at ! />t b picks up
spe$ qkly & 3ta9s ! magic pres5t 9 all (
,n>ayan's ,malgudi tales1 "r f !      #a
quirki;s ( 8 "*s to ! peculi> b common
habits & practices ( mo/ ,9dians 9 ?
p]iod 9 3tempor>y hi/ory4 ,! book is
full ( subtle humor4 ,"o _c help b f9d
,nag>aj to 2 an extraord9>ily laid-back
9dividual :o all[s "ey"o 9 8 family to
take *>ge ( "s?+ t %d 2 8 task4
  ,! /ory 2g9s ) sett+ ! sc5e ( !
,malgudi ( ! late #aihjs & e>ly #aiijs4
,! place is 3ge/$ & pollut$1 & ! w1l?y
9dividuals ( ,kabir ,/reet >e ! only "os
:o seem to 2 respect$ 9 ? region 2c ( _!
l& & prop]ty4 ,"o s* 9dividual call$
,nag>aj lives1 z m5;n$ e>li]1 9 !
ance/ral home ( 8 "f ) 8 wife1 ,sita4
,sita & ,nag>aj d n h any *n1 b ,nag>aj
is fond ( 8 bro!r's only son1 call$
,tim4
  ,nag>aj has an eld] bro!r "nd ,gopu1
m>ri$ to a hau<ty wife call$ ,*>u4 ,gopu
has n"e gott5 al;g ) 8 "y] simpleton & v
scatt]bra9$ bro!r4 ,9 fact1 ,gopu goes \
( 8 way :5"e !y cross ea* o!r's pa?s to
ridicule hm & 9sult hm = 8 lack ( k4
,gopu /ays ) 8 wife & ,tim 9 !        #b
village4 ,!y us$ to live tgr at !
ance/ral home b sep>at$4 ,nag>aj liv$ )
8 s5ile eld]ly "m 9 ! h\se ) 8 wife4 ,!
eld]ly "m is =get;l1 & pott]s ab ! place
)\t any aim1 & ! c\ple l1ves h] to h]f4
  ,nag>aj is a laid-back 9dividual4 ,he
has n"e "w$ 9 8 :ole life 2c he has got
"ey?+ on a platt]4 ,2+ a prop]ty-[n+
,kabir ,/reet 9dividual1 he gets 8 m"oy
f 8 r5t$ prop]ty1 : is 5 to keep hm
happy & com=table4 ,he lazily sp5ds 8 "t
9 ! pyol ( 8 home rum9at+ on ! resid5ts
( ,malgudi :o he is acqua9t$ )1 & "s"ts
he 3templates s"eal loosely 3nect$ b
use.s topics4 ,nag>aj seems to h a
t5d5cy to (t5 g (f on a tang5t4 ,/1 he
is a likable p]sonal;y & n"e giv5 to
bad-m\? any"o1 n ev5 8 vici\s eld] bro!r
,gopu4
  ,nag>aj al sp5ds 8 "t "w+ = free z a
bookkeep] = 8 fr ,coom> at ! ,boe+ ,s>i
,company4 ,he does x = free 2c he "ks t
if he _h to *>ge = 8 duties1 he wd h be5
held responsible by 8 fr1 : he want$ to
avoid z he lik$ 8 fre$om4 ,nag>aj1    #c
af sp5d+ 8 "t on 8 pyol1 w5t = l;g walks
to meet 8 regul> frs4 ,he lik$ to gossip
& 2 9 ! company ( o!r p :o knew hm &
humor$ hm4 ,"s ( 8 frs 7 ,b>i ! /a;n]y
%op [n]1 ! old libr>ian at ! public
libr>y1 ! fram]-cum-photograph] ,jayraj1
,v>ma1 ! [n] ( ! ,bo>d.s re/aurant1 & !
,talkative ,man1 :om ,nag>aj calls
,t4,m4 ,all ^! "*s >e famili> regul> "*s
t appe> 9 all ( ,r4,k4 ,n>ayan's
,malgudi novels4 ,! ,talkative ,man is !
mo/ common & 9t]e/+ ,malgudi "* t appe>s
9 ^! novels or %ort /ories ( ,malgudi1
add+ a lot ( color & ac;n to a /ory4
  ,s ,nag>aj rum9ates & sp5ds 8 "t li/5+
to o!rs talk4 ,he al talks ab 8 "o &
only dr1m1 t is1 to p5 ! adv5tures &
acts ( ! ,sage ,n>ada4 ,! only ele;t
prev5t+ ,nag>aj f writ+ 8 book is t he
does n h ! prop] au!ntic mat]ial to 2g9
! tale4 ,:ile ? atmosp"h is set1 9 comes
cra%+ ! ma9 ac;n ( ! /ory 9 ! =m ( ,tim4
,tim 5t]s ,nag>aj's home on ,kabir
,/reet ) 8 trunk /at+ categorically t he
w n"e ag return home to 8 "f ,gopu    #d
2c ,gopu 9sult$ hm by call+ hm a donkey4
,tim />ts /ay+ ) ,nag>aj1 8 uncle1 :o he
seems or portrays to seem v fond (4 ,t
is 2c ,nag>aj took pa9s to look af ,tim
:5 ! boy 0 a toddl] ( ?ree mon?s4 ,tim
felt com=table ) ,nag>aj 2c ! old] man
n"e seem$ to 2 able to ass]t 8 "rs or 0
n too 9quisitive b all[$ "ey"o to live &
let live4
  ,s ,tim />ts liv+ 8 [n life 9 ! f\r
corn]s ( 8 room 9 ,kabir ,/reet )
,nag>aj & ,sita4 ,! eld]ly c\ple don't
m$dle ) hm :ile ,tim ma9ta9s a susp5se;l
sil;e reg>d+ h[ l;g he w 2 /ay+ at
,malgudi4 ,nag>aj is pl1s$ to h 8 nephew
home & ev5 5rolls hm 9 ! ,alb]t ,mis.n
,college4 ,at ? same college1 ,nag>aj al
/udi$ ) 8 eld] bro!r1 bo? ( !m ga9+
,b4,a4 degrees ,gopu obvi\sly 2+ ! sm>t]
( ! two4 ,tim att5ds college only until
! f/ t]m exam9a;ns & !n drops \4 ,he is
a b"r /ud5t & scores ! hi<e/ m>ks 9 !
exams b pref]s to visit ! re/aurant & b>
call$ ,kismet 9 ,malgudi1 : has a bad
reputa;n am;g ! small-m9d$            #e
t[nsfolk4
  ,nag>aj is oblivi\s to ! ev5ts o3urr+
9 ,tim's life4 ,gopu 9 va9 tries to
p]suade ,tim to return to 8 village1 ":
he has set up a ,gob> ,gas plant & has a
lot ( agricultural l&s to look af4 ,gopu
ev5 p]sonally comes to ,malgudi to ord]
,tim to return home b ! boy /u2ornly
refuses4 ,nag>aj1 dur+ ^! proce$+s1 is a
mute spectator :o seems ba6l$ at !
trem5d\s family 4ord] cr1t$ 9 ! h\se 2c
( all[+ ,tim to /ay ) hm4 ,sita tries to
/ay \ ( ! two bro!rs,0 way & rema9s
a6ec;nate & hospitable to ,tim4 ,n"e!.s1
%e wond]s ab ! "y man's alo(;s ) h]
husb&4 ,%e tries to coax h] husb& 9 a
typical ,s\? ,9dian h\sewife mann] to "q
,tim ab 8 move;ts & 9t5;ns4
  ,tim frequ5ts daily ! re/aurant-cum-b>
,kismet & dr9ks alcohol "!4 ,:5 ,nag>aj
smells ! :iff ( alcohol on ,tim's clo?+1
! boy %rewdly puts hm (f by tell+ hm t
"s"o has spray$ eau de cologne on 8
%irt4 ,nag>aj is s* a simple & 2liev+
man :o takes ? \tl&i% excuse z !      #f
tru?4 ,sita has misgiv+s ab ! :ole
situa;n b try z %e mi<t1 ,nag>aj is
unable to "q 8 rambl+ rose nephew ab 8
move;ts4 ,? is ev5 af ,nag>aj gets
9=ma;n f ! pr9cipal ( ,alb]t ,mis.n
,college t ,tim has /opp$ att5d+
college4 ,! comic help.s;s & 9decisive;s
( ,nag>aj make ! /ory seem extremely
r1li/ic & humor\s1 mak+ ! r1d] gel ) !
"*s qkly4
  ,"o "d1 ,gopu returns to ,malgudi ) a
proposal = ,tim4 ,! m>riage proposal has
>riv$ f ,delhi f a well-(f family will+
to give _! girl a l>ge d[ry4 ,tim &
,gopu see eye to eye on ? topic & r1dily
agree to visit ,delhi to meet !
prospective bride4 ,!y take ,nag>aj ) !m
= moral support 2c ,tim wants ,nag>aj to
2 pres5t :ile !y see ! bride 9 h] home
sett+4 ,! bride's "n is ,s>oja1 & ac to
,nag>aj1 %e seem$ ( an ali5 /ock 9dicat+
t he 4approv$ ( h] looks 2c %e did n
look homely4 ,he al did n c>e = h]
h>monium play+ 2c %e play$ ! 9/ru;t
t]ribly4 ,nag>aj 0 worri$ :e!r ,tim   #g
wd agree to ! m>riage & 0 hop+ t he wd 2
able to cau;n ,tim ab ! same :5 !y
return$ home4 ,b h["e1 ! m"oy angle won1
& ,s>oja 2came a memb] ( ,nag>aj's
family4 ,:at is m1 %e & ,tim />t$ _!
m>ri$ life by /ay+ n ) ,*>u & ,gopu b )
,nag>aj & ,sita4
  ,? 9dicat$ t ,nag>aj _h to li/5 to !
aw;l play+ ( ! h>monium e "d ( 8 life !
mo;t ,s>oja f9i%$ h] m9imal h\sehold
*ores4 ,nag>aj cd n /& h] t]rible music1
especially ! late/ ,bollywood s;gs t %e
kept he>+ on ! radio & !n try+ to play !
same on ! h>monium4 ,"!=e1 he felt he %d
sp5d "s qual;y "t seek+ m 9=ma;n on 8
book topic ,n>ada s t he cd sp5d 8 "t
writ+ ! novel or non-fic;n book ( 8
dr1ms4
  ,on ! advice ( ! old libr>ian1 he
visits a c]ta9 temple prie/ call$ ,kavu
,p&it1 :o lives 9 a small ?at*$ hut 2t
two coconut trees4 ,! ,p&it is a tire"s
& di6icult man :o only respect$ ^? p :o
ei respect$ ! ,sanskrit language or
m"oy4 ,he 0 a gambl] & _h sp5t !      #h
major "p ( 8 life gambl+ 8 m"oy &
prop]ty away4 ,nag>aj 0 r1dy1 "u !
advice ( ! ,talkative ,man to pay !
,p&it a huge sum ( m"oy e mon? s t !
,p&it wd r1d \ f 8 ,sanskrit tomes ab !
life ( ,n>ada ! ,sage1 & !n ,nag>aj wd
take dicta;n4 ,? _h to 2 s 2c ! ,p&it
did n want to let ! books \ ( 8 home or
si<t4
  ,! ,talkative ,man comes to ! rescue (
usually "ey"o 9 ! _w ( ,malgudi1 & al
comes to ! rescue ( ,nag>aj by 3v9c+ !
adamant ,kavu ,p&it to help \ ! /ru7l+
writ]4 ,h["e1 ! ,p&it 0 a laid back &
lazy 9dividual :o n"e ev5 2gan r1d+ a
s+le ^w f 8 books 2c ( "s ridicul\s
r1son or ano!r1 l t "o %d />t ! tui;n on
an auspici\s "d or t ,nag>aj %d only
visit hm :5 ! sun 0 / up or t he cd n
2g9 dicta;n 9 ! morn+s 2c he _h to
wor%ip all ! gods & goddesses 9 8 hut et
;al4 ,nag>aj "rly got f$ up ( ! old] man
& decid$ to l1ve hm & seek a new s\rce4
  ,he !n a3id5tally manages to get x \ (
8 old fr ,b>i ! /a;n]y %op sell]1 t   #i
8 village 9 ! ,nor? 0 d$icat$ to ,n>ada
! ,sage hmf & t "! 0 a temple "! 9 8
village d$icat$ to ! div9e 2+4 ,nag>aj 0
ov]joy$ to he> all ?1 & :at 0 m1 ,b>i
ev5 0 ! keep] ( ! :ole life hi/ory (
,n>ada & possess$ an old tome ( ! same :
_h to 2 9 8 family's cu/ody4 ,b>i is
immly r1dy to dictate & translate to
,nag>aj ! writ+s ( ! tome1 : app>5tly 7
p5n$ 9 a mix ( ,sanskrit1 ,tamil1
,5gli%1 & a village dialect native to
,b>i's homet[n4 ,nag>aj is r1dy to
comm;e at la/ ) 8 magnum opus & />ts !
dicta;n ses.ns ) ,b>i4 ,nag>aj visit$
,b>i ?rice e week to take dicta;n1 & !
rema9+ "ds ( ! week he sp5t coord9at+ !
notes he _h tak5 d[n 9to a sy/ematic
:ole4
  ,h["e1 ! tr\ble 0 t ,b>i 0 retell+ !
/ory ( ,n>ada f ! "t ( ,g5esis1 t is1 !
cr1;n ( ! _w "r f ! "t ( ! grt void4
,nag>aj wrote >.d five notebooks only on
! flood+ wat]s1 cosmic explo.ns1 & cr1;n
( univ]ses )\t ev5 l& appe>+ on ! sc5e1
let al"o human 2+s & ,n>ada !        #aj
,sage hmf6 ,al1 ,nag>aj 0 un1sy wond]+
:e!r ,b>i 0 sett+ hm (f on ano!r
goose-*ase ) ? book & kept on ask+ ,b>i
to rep1t ! title ( ! book1 : 0 ! ,n>ad
,puran1 to assure hmf t !y 7 / "w+ on
,n>ada ! ,sage & no "o else6 ,! humor (
! 3fu.n 9 ,nag>aj's m9d & ! wa/age (
pap] on use.s philosophy & cosmic
symbology seem hil>i\s to ! r1d]4
  ,nag>aj sp5ds 8 "t at home writ+ &
coord9at+ notes ab ,n>ada4 ,he squats on
! gr.d & writes on a l[ /ool l ! sages (
old 2c ! only table & *air 9 ! h\se 0
giv5 to ,tim4 ,nag>aj 9conv5i;es 8 wife
,sita to wake up at #e3#jj am to prep>e
8 br1kfa/ = hm s t he may />t "w+ on !
project by #g3#jj am4 ,sita1 2+ r
unusually fond ( h] n9compoop husb&1
gives 9 to hm1 & by #g3#jj am1 ,nag>aj
alw f9ds hmf at 8 ru/ic table writ+
away4
  ,h["e1 ,nag>aj wd 2 unable to write a
^w or 3c5trate on 8 "w 2c ( ! t]rible
noise cr1t$ by ,s>oja's h>monium4 ,he
tries 8 be/ to focus on 8 "w b       #aa
fails to d s4 ,sita tries to give hm
advice ab ! same & ev5 t1ses hm ab !
same1 : h] husb& does n appreciate4
,h["e1 he buys cotton to plug x 9to 8
e>s on h] advice :ile writ+ 8 book4 ,he
al decides to we> 8 o*re pray] robe :ile
writ+ : he usually wore :ile pray+ to
9dicate to ! family memb]s t he 0 n to 2
4turb$ or spok5 to :ile se5 9 !m4 ,h["e1
:at"e he tri$ to d1 ! noise f ! t]rible
h>monium wd n c1se1 nor wd he 2 able to
3c5trate on any?+ else b ! noise4
  ,dur+ ? p]iod1 ,nag>aj us$ to ha/5
angrily ) p5 9 h& t[>d ,s>oja to give h]
a piece ( 8 m9d4 ,b ! mo;t he wd r1* !
c\ple's room1 he wd lose 8 n]ve & return
)\t giv+ ,s>oja "t to sp1k to hm
prop]ly4 ,on "o s* o3a.n1 ,s>oja ke5ly
felt t ,nag>aj _h 9sult$ h] music by
b>g+ (f )\t a ^w ( praise to h] or n
hav+ ev5 /ay$ to li/5 to h] s;g1 & s 2c
( t1 %e & ,tim decid$ to l1ve ! h\se4
,!y pack$ all _! 2l;g+s & w5t (f )\t a
^w to ,nag>aj or ,sita4 ,!y w5t to /ay
at ,kismet 9 a rund[n %anty :        #ab
5rag$ ,gopu :5 he f.d \ ab ! same4 ,he
return$ to ,malgudi to drag ,nag>aj to
,kismet s t he cd haul 8 son &
dau<t]-9-law back to 8 village4
  ,gopu & ,nag>aj1 make (f to ,kismet1
": !y 5c.t] ,tim ) a :ite pla/ic bag 9 8
h& full ( groc]ies h1d+ to 8 %anty4
,gopu runs af hm & ord]s t ,nag>aj /ay
": he is & n move until he returns4 ,!
"f & son 4appe> f ,nag>aj's si<t4
,nag>aj is left /&+ ne> a g>bage b9 & a
huge smelly pile ( g>bage t *urns 8
/oma*1 b s9ce he is s afraid ( 8 eld]
bro!r1 he obeys hm & does n move f 8
place at all ev5 ?\< he is gett+ sick f
/&+ 9 t aw;l place4 ,he rum9ates 9 a
=get;l sort ( way z he does s1 try+ to
analyze :y x 0 s t he alw did :at o!r p
dictat$ hm to d4 ,x 0 gett+ late1 & "! 0
/ no sign ( ,gopu or ,tim4 ,nag>aj 0 n[
q f$ up & return$ to ! ,bo>d.s to h
c(fee & lun*4 ,he met ! ,talkative ,man1
:o 9=m$ hm t :ile he 0 use.sly /&+ "!
ne> ! g>bage pile1 ,gopu _h alr made (f
back to 8 village on 8 [n )\t ev5    #ac
tak+ away 8 jute bag f ! h\se4
  ,t4,m4 al rem>k$ t ,tim refus$ ev5 to
%[ hmf at ,kismet4 ,gopu1 9 desp]a;n1 z
he 0 runn+ af ,tim1 cau<t hold ( !
,talkative ,man & half-dem&$ & half-be7$
to 2 tak5 to ,kismet : ,t4,m4 did4 ,) no
,tim 9 si<t1 ,gopu />t$ a sort (
non-coop]a;n prote/ by squatt+ d[n at !
middle ( ! re/aurant 5tr.e & n mov+
until he wd 2 able to get 8 son 9 front
( hm4 ,he may h be5 non-coop]ative1 b he
0 n a satyagrahi & manag$ to b1t up a
huge b\nc] : cr1t$ a ruckus at ,kismet :
,t4,m4 0 a wit;s to4 ,h["e1 ,tim did n
em]ge or ev5 ac"kl$ge 8 "f1 : "s:at hurt
,gopu to s* an ext5t t he left on ! next
bus )\t 8 jute bag back to 8 village1
4[n+ 8 son4
  ,nag>aj 0 n[ left wond]+ :at to d next
) ? situa;n4 ,h["e1 2+ a man ( 9ac;n1 he
took 8 "t pond]+ ov] ! matt] &1 9 !
m1n"t1 ?"\ n[ t ! "y c\ple 0 no l;g]
/ay+ ) hm t he wd easily 2 able to write
,n>ada 9 p1ce4 ,h["e1 to 8 bad luck1
,tim & ,s>oja return$ to ,kabir      #ad
,/reet z unc]emoni\sly z !y _h left x4
,!y n"e sd a ^w to ,nag>aj1 & ? "t1
,s>oja _h an ev5 bi7] & m cacophonic
h>monium 9 h] posses.n : %e plann$ on
play+ e "d4 ,nag>aj n[ felt t he wd
probably n"e 2 able to complete 8 book
on ,n>ada1 & s ,sita tri$ to coax hm to
give x up alt4 ,h["e1 :5 he (f]$ h] !
writt5 pages to use z cook+ fuel = !
fire1 ,sita vehe;tly refus$ to d away )
! pages 9 ? mann]4 ,? 5c\rag$ ,nag>aj t
if he got 5 cotton wool & wore 8 o*re
robes e "d 9 8 writ+ room1 he wd
probably n m9d ! t]rible s.d com+ f !
new h>monium4
  ,?us1 on an anti-climatical note1 !
/ory 5ds ) ,nag>aj / hav+ ! hope ( "o "d
2+ able to write & f9i% 8 book on ,n>ada
! ,sage4 ,! /ory is rambl+ at "ts1 b af
,tim's 5try on ! sc5e1 ! text 2comes
5gross+4 ,! homely tale ( ,nag>aj1
,sita1 ,gopu1 ,tim1 ,t4,m41 ,b>i etc41
makes ! /ory a com=t to r1d & rev1ls :y1
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