9 4 3 ) ▁and ▁followed ▁by ▁Mr . ▁S amp ath ▁– ▁The ▁Pr inter ▁of ▁Mal g udi . ▁ ▁This ▁novel , ▁dedicated ▁to ▁Nar ay an ' s ▁wife ▁Raj am ▁is ▁not ▁only ▁aut obi ographical ▁but ▁also ▁po ign ant ▁in ▁its ▁intensity ▁of ▁feeling . ▁The ▁story ▁is ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁experiences ▁in ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁Kr ish na , ▁an ▁English ▁teacher , ▁and ▁his ▁quest ▁for ▁inner ▁peace ▁and ▁self - development . ▁ ▁Plot ▁summary ▁As ▁an ▁English ▁teacher ▁and ▁lect urer ▁at ▁Albert ▁Mission ▁College , ▁Kr ish na ▁has ▁led ▁a ▁m und ane ▁and ▁monot on ous ▁l ifest yle ▁compar able ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁a ▁cow . ▁He ▁too ▁plays ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁of ▁protect ing ▁the ▁Indian ▁culture . ▁So on ▁his ▁life ▁took ▁a ▁turn ▁when ▁his ▁wife , ▁Sus ila , ▁and ▁their ▁child , ▁Le ela , ▁come ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁him . ▁With ▁their ▁w elf are ▁on ▁his ▁hands , ▁Kr ish na ▁lear ns ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁proper ▁husband ▁and ▁lear ns ▁how ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁responsibility ▁of ▁taking ▁care ▁of ▁his ▁family . ▁He ▁felt ▁that ▁his ▁life ▁had ▁compar atively ▁improved , ▁as ▁he ▁understood ▁that ▁there ' s ▁more ▁meaning ▁to ▁life ▁than ▁to ▁just ▁teaching ▁in ▁the ▁college . ▁However , ▁on ▁the ▁day ▁when ▁they ▁went ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁house , ▁Sus ila ▁contract s ▁ty ph oid ▁after ▁visit ing ▁a ▁dirty ▁lav atory