Editing R. K. Narayan (section)

==Awards and honours==
Narayan won numerous awards during the course of his literary career.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/28800062.html?dids=28800062:28800062&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+15%2C+1990&author=Reviewed+by+Douglas+Seibold%2C+A+writer+who+reviews+regularly+for+the+Tribune&pub=Chicago+Tribune+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&desc=A+dithering+hero+slows+a+novel&pqatl=google|title=A dithering hero slows a novel|last=Seibold|first=Douglas|date=15 June 1990|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|access-date=26 August 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106142611/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/28800062.html?dids=28800062:28800062&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+15,+1990&author=Reviewed+by+Douglas+Seibold,+A+writer+who+reviews+regularly+for+the+Tribune&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=A+dithering+hero+slows+a+novel&pqatl=google|archive-date=6 November 2012}}</ref> He won his first major award, in 1960, the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] for his book "''The Guide"''.<ref name="sahitya-akademi.gov.in"/> When the book was made into a film, he received the [[Filmfare Best Story Award|Filmfare Award for the best story]]. In 1964, he received the [[Padma Bhushan]] during the [[Republic Day (India)|Republic Day]] honours.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/1163161451.html?dids=1163161451:1163161451&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+16%2C+2006&author=&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Literary+icons+boost+literacy%3B+Rohinton+Mistry+reads+from+the+works+of+another+celebrated+South+Asian+author%2C+R.K.+Narayan%2C+at+an+Eyes+on+India+100th-anniversary+benefit+for+young+readers&pqatl=google|title=Literary icons boost literacy; Rohinton Mistry reads from the works of R. K. Narayan|date=16 November 2006|newspaper=[[Toronto Star]]|access-date=26 August 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106142621/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/1163161451.html?dids=1163161451:1163161451&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+16,+2006&author=&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Literary+icons+boost+literacy%3B+Rohinton+Mistry+reads+from+the+works+of+another+celebrated+South+Asian+author,+R.K.+Narayan,+at+an+Eyes+on+India+100th-anniversary+benefit+for+young+readers&pqatl=google|archive-date=6 November 2012}}</ref> In 1980, he was awarded the [[AC Benson Medal]] by the (British) [[Royal Society of Literature]], of which he was an honorary member.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Author/AuthorPage/0,,1000011671,00.html|title=R. K. Narayan biography|publisher=[[Penguin Books]]|access-date=26 August 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090109021143/http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Author/AuthorPage/0,,1000011671,00.html|archive-date=9 January 2009}}</ref> In 1982 he was elected an honorary member of the [[American Academy of Arts and Letters]].<ref name="Hartford Courant"/> He was nominated for the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]] multiple times, but never won the honour.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20001007/windows/main1.htm|title=The Grand Old Man of Malgudi|date=7 October 2000|newspaper=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|access-date=26 August 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090928040155/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20001007/windows/main1.htm|archive-date=28 September 2009}}</ref> In 1986, he was honoured by [[Rajyotsava Prashasti]] from [[Government of Karnataka]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.karnataka.gov.in/page/Awards/State%20Awards/Rajyotsava+Awards/en|title=Recipients of Karnataka Rajyotsava Award|access-date=12 February 2022|archive-date=11 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211171532/https://www.karnataka.gov.in/page/Awards/State%20Awards/Rajyotsava+Awards/en|url-status=live}}</ref>

Recognition also came in the form of [[honorary doctorates]] conferred by the [[University of Leeds]] (1967),{{Sfn|Blamires|1983|p=196}} [[University of Delhi|Delhi University]] (1973){{Sfn|Sundaram|1988|p=6}} and the [[University of Mysore]] (1976).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/21/stories/2006122117720300.htm|title=Governor has powers to modify Syndicate's list: Vice-Chancellor|date=21 December 2006|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=26 August 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109062830/http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/21/stories/2006122117720300.htm|archive-date=9 November 2012}}</ref> Toward the end of his career, Narayan was nominated to the [[Rajya Sabha|upper house of the Indian Parliament]] for a six-year term starting in 1989, for his contributions to Indian literature.<ref name="Storyteller Narayan Gone">{{cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-44707292.html|title=Storyteller Narayan Gone, But Malgudi Lives On|date=24 May 2001|publisher=Inter Press Service|access-date=26 August 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105215143/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-44707292.html|archive-date=5 November 2012}}</ref> A year before his death, in 2000, he was awarded India's second-highest civilian honour, the [[Padma Vibhushan]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/20000126/ina26044.html|title=Padma Vibhushan for R K Narayan, Jasraj|date=26 January 2000|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=26 August 2009}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>