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The Vendor of Sweets (1967), by R. K. Narayan, is the biography of a fictional character named Sri K. V. Jagan who is a sweet vendor of (a fictional Indian town) Malgudi. The story beautifully reflects his conflict with his estranged son and how he finally leaves for renunciation, overwhelmed by the sheer pressure and monotony of his life.
Nov 3, 2023 · A novel by R. K. Narayan about Jagan, a Gandhian sweets vendor in Malgudi, and his estranged son Mali, who returns with a Korean wife and a business scheme. Jagan struggles to maintain his spirituality and simplicity amid his son's corruption and his own temptations.
Learn about the plot, themes, characters, and symbols of R. K. Narayan's The Vendor of Sweets, a novel set in the fictional Indian town of Malgudi. Explore the historical and literary context, the author's biography, and the interactive theme wheel of this classic work.
A novel by R. K. Narayan about a sweets vendor who follows Gandhi's asceticism and his son who rejects Indian culture and embraces western ideas. The novel explores the conflict between tradition and modernity, and the themes of detachment, faith, and identity.
While the colourful sweetmeats are frying in the kitchen, Jagan immerses himself in his copy of the Bhagavad Gita. A widower of firm Gandhian principles, Jagan nonetheless harbours a warm and embarrassed affection for his wastrel son Mali.
Apr 22, 2018 · The vendor of sweets by Narayan, R. K., 1906-2001. Publication date 1983 Topics
Jagan, who was a follower of Mohandas Gandhi during the Indian struggle for independence when Jagan was a young man, is now an older man running a sweet shop. However, Jagan himself has given up added salt and sugar. In the sweet shop, his cousin asks him why he continues to work so hard when he lives an austere life.
