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R. K. Narayan.(biography and works)(Biography)
Magazine article from: Bookmarks; 9/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...English in the 20th century, R. K. Narayan (1906-2001) captured the subtle...straightforward plotting, Narayan portrayed ordinary people...colonial mentality. While Narayan rarely directly addressed...limited worldviews. Although Narayan depicted poverty and suffering...Narayanaswami (he ... Read more
Myth connections; the use of Hindu myths and philosophies in R.K. Narayan and Raja Rao, 2d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 2/1/2008; 99 words ; ...connections; the use of Hindu myths and philosophies in R.K. Narayan and Raja Rao, 2d ed. Chitra Sankaran. Peter Lang Publishing...edition, subtitled A Comparative Study of Raja Rao and R. K. Narayan, was published in 1995 by Allied Publishers, India... Read more
Mr. Empath.(Swami and Friends, The Bachelor of Arts, The Dark Room, The English Teacher)(Mr. Sampath: the Printer of Malgudi, The Financial Expert, Waiting for the Mahatma)(Book review)
Magazine article from: New Criterion; 10/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; R. K. Narayan Swami & Friends, The Bachelor of Arts...Teacher. Everyman's Library, 668 pages, $25 R. K. Narayan Mr. Sampath--The Printer of Malgudi, The...India will serve to orient newcomers to R. K. Narayan (1906-2001). This is not to say that novice... Read more
Talkative man: a novel of Malgudi.
Magazine article from: National Review; 7/17/1987; ; 700+ words ; ...A Novel of Malgudi byR. K. Narayan (Viking, 123 pp., $15.95) MOST...and, above all, the venerable R. K. Narayan (who, in his eighties, still...public reads andappreciates Mr. Narayan's novels--and that they are...reading, and enjoying, Mr. Narayan's novels that he began to understand... Read more
References.(Hedge Funds)(Bibliography)
Magazine article from: Foundations and Trends in Finance; 3/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; [1] C. Ackermann, R. McEnally, and D. Ravenscraft...1999. [2] V. Agarwal and Narayan Y. Naik, Multi-period performance...2000. [4] V. Agarwal and Narayan Y. Naik, On taking the alternative..., 2000. [5] V. Agarwal and Narayan Y. Naik, Risks and portfolio...Agarwal, Naveen D. Daniel, and ... Read more
Summer Reading.
Magazine article from: Commonweal; 6/17/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...Chicago, $14, 190 pp.), is from R. K. Narayan, a writer beloved in his native...in the imaginary town of Malgudi, Narayan's first novel (1980) is a valentine...has challenged Mani's supremacy. Narayan provides a gentle exegesis of adolescent... Read more
BIOPROPYLENE SHOWS 42% REDUCTION IN CARBON FOOTPRINT.
Newspaper article from: Industrial Environment; 12/1/2008; 514 words ; ...resin. In conjunction with Ramani Narayan University Distinguished Professor...reduction in using Biopropylene[R] in place off regular polypropylene...footprint value, said Professor Narayan. Besides dramatically reducing...Scheer. Furthermore, Biopropylene[R] can be used in a variety of... Read more
American Journal of Public Health.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Family Economics and Nutrition Review; 9/22/1999; 225 words ; The direct health care costs of obesity in the United States Allison, D.B., Zannolli, R., and Narayan, K.M.V. 1999. The direct health care costs of obesity in the United States. American Journal of Public Health 89(8):1194-1199... Read more
The Indian Novel in English: Its Critical Discourse 1934-2004.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 2/1/2007; 104 words ; ...examines the reception of the novel genre in general and then reports on the reception of the works of Mulk Raj Anand, R.K. Narayan and Raja Rao. The volume includes a list of the authors' novels and a comprehensive critical bibliography for each... Read more
QATAR: CHILDREN'S MEGA STORE INAUGURATED IN DOHA.
Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 3/14/2000; 80 words ; ...Khaled al-Thani at a simple ceremony attended by Ashraf Emay, executive director of the UAE-based Emke Group which runs Childhood, the group's general manager Saifee T Rupawala, Indian Ambassador R L Narayan and many other dignitaries and businessmen. Read more
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