इं 1980 माइथायाव नारायणखौ थुनलाइयाव बिथांनि बिहोमानि थाखाय भारतीय संसदनि गोजौ सदन, राज्यसभानि जुनै सायख'नाय जादोंमोन।
In 1980, Narayan was nominated to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament, for his contributions to literature.