Waiting For The Mahatma

A delightful tribute to the national struggle for independence and to one of India’s greatest icons This enchanting comic novel located in the bustling fictional town of Malgudi is set against the backdrop of the freedom struggle. Sriram a quiet young man falls in love with Bharati whose primary loyalty is to Gandhi and his ideas. Sriram too becomes a follower of the Mahatma and gets involved in the Quit India movement. This leads to a series of adventures and misadventures and even lands him and Bharati in jail. About the Author R.K. Narayan is one of the most prominent Indian novelists of the twentieth century. Born in 1906 Narayan was the recipient of the National Prize of the Indian Literary Academy India's highest literary honor. His numerous works Mr. Sampath - The Printer of Malgudi Swami and Friends Waiting for Mahatma and Gods Demons and Others all published by the University of Chicago Press.