Malgudy days

Just started reading R. K. Narayan's "Malgudy days" n it took me a long time back to my childhood...

I was hardly 9-10 years old.. n I used to watch this serial on DD national..

Mulgudi Days, with its ta-na-na theme music :)

That kid “Swami” was too cute…

i still remember this “sleepin alone” episode…

That talks about a young boy called Swami, who’s afraid of sleeping alone. But his father is determined to make him more courageous. Little Swami makes them proud when he not only manages to sleep alone, but also catch the burglar who tries to steal from their house. In the process, he lands up on the front pages of the local newspaper and becomes a hero.

Then one “cricket” episode…then he rebels in school, one episode something like that….

Me nd my papa.. we have always loved this series.. :)

I still admire on Manjunath, the child artist acted as Swamy. I really want to meet him today and congratulate him. What a wonderful actor he is? He is worth of having awarded internationally. Nobody can see a person like this any more.

I love Malgudi days, all of the serials were SO SO good..

I think I really miss these serials where life was portrayed in such a simple and innocent manner. No frills or fancy.

I remember some good ones like the one about the freedom fighter,

N the American daughter in law,

N the archaeologist, He discovers a monument and thinks that it is highly valuable… how stupid! Hehe.

n ..n.. the postman.

Oh yes! I remember that one with the post man who goes around the small town reading letters and then doesn’t reveal that the relative has died because the daughter of the house was getting married and he didn’t want anybody to be sad.

This serial would be incomplete without mentioning R.K. Lakshman. The openings credits included so many scenes from the novel that were wonderfully illustrated by his brother. Both of them made a very successful pair.

What really struck me about the Malgudi days serials were its inherent simplicity. So true to the spirit of R K Narayans books.. simply marvellous!

I m really feeling nostalgic at the moment… :)