Hvem er dr. skinner i r.k.narayan my days?
R. K. Narayan blev født i Madras (nu Chennai) i det britiske Indien. Han var et af otte børn, nemlig seks sønner og to døtre. Narayan var den ældste af sønnerne; hans yngre bror Ramachandran blev senere redaktør i Gemini Studios, og den yngste bror Laxman blev tegneserietegner. Hans far var skoleleder, og Narayan studerede en del af sine studier på sin fars skole. Da hans fars arbejde indebar hyppige forflyttelser, tilbragte Narayan en del af sin barndom hos sin mormor, Parvati, som var hans mors bedstemor. I denne periode var hans bedste venner og legekammerater en påfugl og en drilagtig abe.
R. K. Narayan was born in Madras (now Chennai), British India. He was one of eight children: namely, six sons and two daughters. Narayan was the oldest of the sons; his younger brother Ramachandran later became an editor at Gemini Studios, and the youngest brother Laxman became a cartoonist. His father was a school headmaster, and Narayan did some of his studies at his father's school. As his father's job entailed frequent transfers, Narayan spent a part of his childhood under the care of his maternal grandmother, Parvati. During this time his best friends and playmates were a peacock and a mischievous monkey.
R. K. Narayan