<P> Railway Raju ( nicknamed ) is a disarmingly corrupt tour guide who is famous among tourists . He falls in love with a beautiful dancer , Rosie , the neglected wife of archaeologist Marco . Marco does n't approve of Rosie 's passion for dancing . Rosie , encouraged by Raju , decides to follow her dreams and start a dancing career . They start living together , but Raju 's mother does n't approve their relationship , and leaves them . Raju becomes Rosie 's stage manager and soon , with the help of Raju 's marketing tactics , Rosie becomes a successful dancer . Raju , however , develops an inflated sense of self - importance and tries to control her life and he wants to build as much wealth as possible . Raju gets involved in a case of forgery and gets a two - year sentence . After completing the sentence , Raju passes through a village where he is mistaken for a sadhu ( a spiritual guide ) . Since he does n't want to return in disgrace to Malgudi , he decides to stay in an abandoned temple , close to the village . There is a famine in the village and Raju is expected to keep a fast in order to make it rain . Raju confesses the entire truth about his past to Velan , who had developed a complete faith in Raju like the rest of the villagers . With media publicizing his fast , a huge crowd gathers ( much to Raju 's resentment ) to watch him fast . After fasting for several days , he goes to the riverside one morning as part of his daily ritual , where his legs sag down as he feels that the rain is falling in the hills . The ending of the novel leaves unanswered the question of whether he died , and whether the drought ended . </P>
<P> Railway Raju ( nicknamed ) is a disarmingly corrupt tour guide who is famous among tourists . He falls in love with a beautiful dancer , Rosie , the neglected wife of archaeologist Marco . Marco does n't approve of Rosie 's passion for dancing . Rosie , encouraged by Raju , decides to follow her dreams and start a dancing career . They start living together , but Raju 's mother does n't approve their relationship , and leaves them . Raju becomes Rosie 's stage manager and soon , with the help of Raju 's marketing tactics , Rosie becomes a successful dancer . Raju , however , develops an inflated sense of self - importance and tries to control her life and he wants to build as much wealth as possible . Raju gets involved in a case of forgery and gets a two - year sentence . After completing the sentence , Raju passes through a village where he is mistaken for a sadhu ( a spiritual guide ) . Since he does n't want to return in disgrace to Malgudi , he decides to stay in an abandoned temple , close to the village . There is a famine in the village and Raju is expected to keep a fast in order to make it rain . Raju confesses the entire truth about his past to Velan , who had developed a complete faith in Raju like the rest of the villagers . With media publicizing his fast , a huge crowd gathers ( much to Raju 's resentment ) to watch him fast . After fasting for several days , he goes to the riverside one morning as part of his daily ritual , where his legs sag down as he feels that the rain is falling in the hills . The ending of the novel leaves unanswered the question of whether he died , and whether the drought ended . </P>
list of characters of the guide by rk narayan
list of characters of the guide by rk narayan
Raju Rosie Marco Velan
Raju Rosie Marco Velan