Mr. Singh was introduced to R.K. Narayan’s works by his Cambridge teachers and travelled to Mysuru in 1955 to start a friendship that lasted till RK passed away in 2001. On August 6 1966, Narayan wrote to Mr. Singh congratulating him. Writing to Mr. Singh, Narayan said he would get the money back from the airline in September of 1966. “It is nice to think that The Hindu is read beyond the South too,” Narayan wrote. Amidst his hectic schedule of travel and writing, Mr Narayan also kept alive his love for classical music and films.

Source: The Hindu October 22, 2016 18:44 UTC