He has joined the immortals. I don t know. But I have a feeling that he shall walk the corridors, carrying with him a set of his books, seeking the way to the presence of Mrs Indira Gandhi to clear a debt he owes to her. Promised PM a set of my books autographed, Heinemann Collected Edition. Now to my profound regret I realized that I had failed to keep my promise, not out of forgetfulness, but through a habit of postponing thing.
Death never postpones.
It reduces the mortal to zero. But the immortals challenge it to level them down. For you are an exceptional person. R.K. Narayan has found his rightful place among this galaxy of exceptional persons. The King of Malgudi is dead.