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Swami and Friends
Swami and Friends is the first of a trilogy of novels written by R. K. Narayan (1906–2001), English language novelist from India. The novel, the first book Narayan wrote, is set in British India in a fictional town called Malgudi. The second and third books in the trilogy are "The Bachelor of Arts" and "The English Teacher".
"Malgudi Schooldays" is a slightly abridged version of "Swami and Friends", and includes two additional stories featuring Swami from "Malgudi
Sarayu. In "Swami and Friends", Swami, Mani and Rajam spend most of their evenings playing or chatting by the river. In The Guide, holy-man Raju fasts on the banks of the dry river Sarayu, praying for the rains to come. When Mahatma Gandhi visits Malgudi, the meetings and speeches are held right on the banks of river Sarayu.
Localities and Landmarks Streets and Neighborhoods.
Market Street is the central street of Malgudi, the location of several big shops including Bombay Anand Bhavan and Truth