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Storyteller who brought the nation together

RK Narayan (October 10, 1906-May 13, 2001)

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, Updated At : 06:26 AM Oct 10, 2025 IST

RK Narayan

As the Doordarshan logo would spin rhythmically on the screen and the opening notes of Malgudi Days floated through the living room, everything stopped — children froze mid-bite, mothers forgot about the

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is run by a trust comprising five eminent persons as trustees.

The Tribune, the largest selling English daily in North India, publishes news and views without any bias or prejudice of any kind. Restraint and moderation, rather than agitational language and partisanship, are the hallmarks of the newspaper. It is an independent newspaper in the real sense of the term.

The Tribune has two sister publications, Punjabi Tribune (in Punjabi) and Dainik Tribune (in Hindi).

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Storyteller who brought the nation together

RK Narayan (October 10, 1906-May 13, 2001)

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