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What is the main message or theme of "Trail of the Green Blazer" by R. K. Narayan?

Why does R. K. Narayan call his essay "Toasted English"? Justify how it is suitable title.

Like The Sun Summary

What is the conclusion about Swami's character at the end of the story "Swami and the Sum"?

Discuss the use of irony in the story "Sweets for Angels."

Explain the irony at the end of the story "A Snake in the Grass" by R. K. Narayan.

In the story "A Snake in the Grass" by R. K. Narayan, what superstitions or rituals are indicated regarding the cobra?

Why did the patients visit Dr. Raman only when they were hopeless?

What is the moral of the story "A Career"?

What is the meaning of the title of R. K. Narayan's story "The M.C.C."?

Please explain the story "The Snake Song" by R. K. Narayanan.  

Explain the significance of the title of the story "Like the Sun" by R. K. Narayan.

How is the title of the story "A Snake in the Grass" by R. K. Narayan significant?

Can you give me a summary of My Dateless Diary by R K Narayan?

In "Like the Sun," is the headmaster pleased or angry that Sekhar has told him the truth about his music?   

What is the summary of "Hundred Questions" by R. K. Narayan?

In "Out of Business," what changes in Rama Rao's life, and how does it impact his behavior?

Why does Raju select the man in the green blazer in "Trail of the Green Blazer"?

Comment on RK Narayan's humour in the novel Swami and Friends.  

Compare and contrast Rama and Ravana from Narayan's The Ramayana. Identify one similarity and one difference that is important for understanding dharma.

The story "Out of Business" by R. K. Narayan is a document of the triumph of "hope" over "rope." Explain in detail.

What is the summary of chapter 3 in The Vendor of Sweets?  

Where did Swami and his friends live in Swami and Friends?

What is the irony in the story "Another Community" by R K Narayan?

Was there really a snake inside the pot which Dasa brought? How do we know? If there was no snake inside the pot, why did Dasa pretend there was?

Does the story "A Snake in the Grass" by R. K. Narayan end on a conclusive note?

What portrait of the family do we get from the story "A Snake on the Grass" by R. K. Narayan? Are the sons calculating?

In R.K. Narayan's "A Snake in the Grass," explain the beggar-woman's take on the presence of a cobra in the vicinity of the household—and explain how the mother reacts to this...what does it say about her?

What pact does Shekhar make in "Like the Sun," and why do you believe he refers to it as a pact between him and eternity?

In R. K. Narayan's story "Another Community," the narrator does not reveal the identity of the protagonist in terms of name, community, place, etc. Why does he make this choice, and how does it affect the story?  

"The money in the bank was fast melting." What does the author mean by "melting" in the story "Out of Business" by R.K. Narayan?

Describe a traditional Indian family's adventure with a cobra in "The Snake in the Grass" by R. K. Narayan.

What is known about the drumstick?

Malgudi can be a place located anywhere in the world, yet it is unmistakably Indian. Discuss Swami and Friends in light of the given statement

What do you learn from the astrologers perception of human ties it is a story of r.k. narayan

"Look here, do you think we shall have to pay tax or something to the government when we start the team?" Explain in reference to the context of R.K Narayan's Swami and Friends.

With reference to R. K. Narayan's short story "A Horse and Two Goats," describe the way of life and language of Muni and the Red Man. Elaborate on their conversation to bring out the humor in the story in 400 words.

Write a comparative study between R. K. Narayan’s The Guide and Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.

In an essay on R. K. Narayan's short fiction, K. Parija writes that "'Another Community' is a moving story of a martyr at the blood altar of communal blood-bath" and calls it "one of the rare stories of Narayan with a topical theme." What does this mean?