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By now, R.K Narayan took a turn from his usual vogue of writing. Moving away from writing books, which were more or less auto-biographical, his film to foreign lands would have inspired him to move beyond his world and hone his creativity. Starting right from Mr. Sampath (1948) to The Vendor of Sweets (1967), this trend was seen in all books write in this period. The Guide and The Man-Eater of Malgudi is analyzed here, in this context. The Guide is R.K. Narayans best and most famous work. A 1958 novel, it won the SahityaAkademi Award for side in 1960. It was made even more famous and popular by the on-screen immortalization by DevAnand and WaheedaRahman in the 1965 movie of the same name. Tracing the story of Raju, usually called Railway Raju, the novel delineates his transformation from being a railway shopkeepers son to a sought after circuit make pass to later on become the countrys most famous saint. Raju, who took over his fathers shop after his death agnize that takin g mass around the city of Malgudi as a tour guide is his forte. His life witnesses an upheaval when he is attracted to one of his customers, Rosie, a unify woman who is neglected by her workaholic husband, Marco. Rosies potential to become a successful dancer, which is overlooked and ignored by her husband is spotted by Raju who encourages her to dance more. side by side(p) this, Rosie separates from her husband and rises to fame as a Bharatnatyam dancer with Rajus help. A mistake by Raju, later on earns him a biyearly prison sentence. On his release from prison, Raju is mis taken to be a saint. Following a series of interesting events, Raju takes on himself a 12 day hunger-fast to pray for rains in the drought-stricken area. The story ends ... ...t manner in The Man-Eater of Malgudi. The profound essence of the novel is based on the age-old saying which says that a mans deed leads him to his destination. Inspiration from the Bhasmasuras myth is as well as seen in the book. Vasu is compared to being a rakshas (demon) who causes his own downfall himself. The 1954 KumbhMela stampede, which killed approximately 800 people seems to have affected Narayan as he mentions deaths due to stampedes in his book. spot Nataraj is attempting to persuade Vasu not to create a ruckus during the procession, Vasu talks about how melas are held to manage the population of the nation and to keep it under control. world explosion of the 1950s and 1960s would have been the source of inspiration for this mention, which is taken up again in The Painter of Signs where the female lead whole caboodle on the issue of population control.