Book Summary – Waiting for the Mahatma
by R.K. Narayan
Indian Thought
Publications, Chennai
27th Reprint
2012, 256 pp, Rs. 125/-
This is not one of wait to see the emancipation of one’s
lot, rather it is of how a selfish individual waits for the Mahatma’s clearance
to get married to the girl of his choice.
The protagonist, Sriram, is an insipid person who can be
easily influenced by anyone. He grows up
under the loving care of his grandmother, after the early death of his parents.
When he is twenty, his grandmother hands over the fat sum
of money she had been saving in his name.
His irresponsibility is known
immediately, when he wants to withdraw a huge sum of Rs. 250/-, but his
watchful grandma restricts it to a decent Rs. 50/-.
