A short story written by R.K. Narayan in 1956 has regained relevance in 21st century India where Kerala has become Keralam, West Bengal wants to be Bongo and Delhi wants to become Indraprastha. Authority decides to do ‘something great’The Talkative Man (the narrator) said:For years people were not aware of the existence of a Municipality in Malgudi. The Municipality kept itself in the background, and remained so till the country got its independence on the fifteenth of August 1947. I was forced to ask, ‘What is wrong, Mr Chairman?’ ‘I feel we have not done enough,’ he replied. What’s in a nameIn Lawley Road, here’s how the chairman tried to do ‘enough’.

Source: The Telegraph February 26, 2026 14:02 UTC