 During his final years , Narayan , ever fond of conversation , would spend almost every evening with N. Ram , the publisher of The Hindu , drinking coffee and talking about various topics until well past midnight . Despite his fondness of meeting and talking to people , he stopped giving interviews . The apathy towards interviews was the result of an interview with Time , after which Narayan had to spend a few days in the hospital , as he was dragged around the city to take photographs that were never used in the article . 
