This document summarizes the life and works of renowned Indian novelist R.K. Narayan. It was born in Madras in 1906 and began his writing career in 1935 with his novel Swami and Friends. Some of his other notable works include The Bachelor of Arts, The Dark Room, and The English Teacher. Narayan is best known for setting many of his stories in the fictional town of Malgudi. The document also provides character summaries of Leela, a 5-year old girl, and Sidda, her servant, who become good friends in the short story "Leela Friend".

2.  Rasipuram Krikhnaswmi Narayanaswami (1906-2001)
 R.K. Narayan is among the best known Indian novelists.
 He was born in Madras on 10th
Oct, 1906.
 He began writing career with Swami and Friends in 1935.
 His other works are:
 The Bachelor of Arts (1937)
 The dark room (1938)
 The English Teacher(1945)
R.K. Narayan

3.  Malgudi is a fictional, semi-urban town in southern
India.
 ‘Malgudi Days’ is an Indian television series based
on the works of R.K. Narayan.
Malgudi Days

4.  Leela is 5 years old cute girl.
 Her mother’s name is Kamala
 Her father’s name is Sivasanker.
 She likes to listen stories at her bedtime.
 She likes to play with her servant Sidda.
Leela

5.  Sidda is servant but he is a tidy and honest man.
 He is given two meals a day and four rupees a month.
 In return he needs to wash clothes, tend a garden and
chop wood.
Sidda

6.  Leela Friend is a story of a 5 years old girl, Leela and her
servant, Sidda.
 Mr. and Mrs. Sivasanker wanted a servant for their house
hold work.
 In that moment, they noticed Sidda near their gate. When
Mr. Sivasanker was standing in front of the Veranda.
Leela Friend

7.  Sidda approached Mr. Sivasanker.
 After several questions, Sidda was appointed as a
servant in their house.
 He has done each and every house hold work and also
become a very good friend of Leela.

8.  One day, Leela and Sidda went to the market and came
back to home where Leela’s mother noticed that Leela
lost her gold chain.
 Leela’s mother asked various questions both Sidda and
Leela.
 Her mother blames Sidda that he has stolen Leela’s
chain.

9.  At once, Sidda left the home without informing
anyone.
 Then, Leela’s parents lodge complaint to the police
about Sidda.
 Afterwards, police caught hold Sidda and put into
jail.

10.  One day, Leela’s mother was cooking then she
found the chain in the tamarind pot in the Kitchen.
 Leela’s parents were sorry about this incident.

11. One should never blame others without knowledge of
anything.
Moral

12. Thank you