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Swami and Friends, The Bachelor of Arts, The Dark Room, The English Teacher

This compilation includes works that delve into the complexities of human relationships, the challenges of academic life, and the introspective journey of self-discovery. more

Author

R.K. Narayan
R.K. Narayan

R.K. Narayan was an Indian film writer known for his profound insights into Indian society and humanity. His works often depicted the lives of the Indian middle class, showcasing his unique understanding of Indian culture. more

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“I think the part of media that romanticizes criminal behavior, things that a person will say against women, profanity, being gangster, having multiple children with multiple men and women and not wanting to is prevalent. When you look at the majority of shows on television they placate that kind of behavior.”

“We come together only to go apart again. The law of life can't be avoided. The law comes into operation the moment we detach ourselves from our mother's womb. All struggle & misery in life is due to our attempt to arrest this law or get away from it or in allowing ourselves to be hurt by it. The fact must be recognized. A profound unmitigated loneliness is the only truth of life. All else is false. The law of life. No sense in battling against it.”

“This education has reduced us to a nation of morons; we were strangers to our own culture and camp followers of another culture, feeding on leavings and garbage . . . What about our own roots? . . . I am up against the system, the whole method and approach of a system of education which makes us morons, cultural morons, but efficient clerks for all your business and administration offices.”