The Serpent and the Rope (1960), a semi-autobiographical novel recounting a search for spiritual truth in Europe and India, established him as one of the finest Indian prose stylists and won him the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1964.
The Serpent and the Rope (1960), sebuah novel semi-autobiografi yang mengisahkan pencarian kebenaran spiritual di Eropa dan India, menjadikannya salah satu pembuat prosa India terbaik dan memenangkannya Penghargaan Sahitya Akademi pada 1964.