Who is Nambi in Under the Banyan Tree?

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Nambi is a story teller conceived by R. K. Narayan in his story Under the Banyan Tree. Nambi is an old man who possessed a great power of imagination in a village of Somal in South India. He would imagine a story in his mind with great ease and then tell it to the villagers. He would unfold story every night and complete it in a month’s time. He provided the villagers with every detail of the characters in the story. Nambi became an integral part of the village, as he would help the villagers forget the harsh realities of life and embrace them on the wings of imagination so that they could overcome their pain and live a joyful life created by him in his stories.

Also question is, how did Nambi tell his stories? If you are referring to how Nambi structures his stories, the answer is that he tells them in instalments. Before he begins each epic tale, however, Nambi spends time meditating before his goddess. He claims that this is how he receives inspiration for his engrossing tales.

Subsequently, question is, what is the story the banyan tree about ? This story talks about a boy who lived with his grandparents. He was the owner of a large old banyan tree that had squirrels, snails and butterflies. Once he befriended a squirrel which resided in the tree. They became so intimate that the squirrel trusted him enough to be taking morsels from his hand.

Moreover, what did Nambi do on Friday night ?

A man with no material possessions, he spends most of his day in the shade of the banyan tree in front of the temple. On Friday evenings, he serves as the temple priest and leads the villagers in the worship of the goddess. The narrator recounts in detail the rituals and the method of Nambi’s story telling.

What did Nambi do after saying his last story?

As for his last story, Nambi decides that he will tell it in the form of a parable, So, for his last story, he insists that all the villagers must turn up to hear. He visits his neighbours and tells everyone that he has a ‘might story’ to tell and that they must gather under the banyan tree to hear him.