Sixty years ago, RK Narayan published his remarkable novel, The Guide. The celebrated screen version is known for its unconventional heroine, but she is nowhere as radical as the book’s Rosie ...

Swami and Friends is the first of a trilogy of novels written by RK Narayan ... the finest movies of Indian cinema - Guide. Yes, the story was based on Narayan's novel. The novel brought its ...

The film ‘Guide,’ directed by Vijay Anand and starring Dev Anand and Waheeda Rehman, became a cult classic and received numerous awards. It was based on RK Narayan’s 1958 novel The Guide.

R.K. Narayan never made the big money that famous authors are supposed to have. His books have been steady sellers rather than bestsellers. With the proceeds from a film of “The Guide” he ...

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In The Guide, Raju the tourist guide transforms into ... though he never won it. RK Narayan passed away on May 13, 2001, at the age of 94. But Malgudi didn't die with him. It lives on -- in ...