Narayan

British

/ nəˈraɪjən /

noun

R ( asipuram ) K ( rishnaswamy ). 1906–2001, Indian novelist writing in English. His books include Swami and Friends (1938), The Man-Eater of Malgudi (1961), Under the Banyan Tree (1985), and Grandmother's Tale (1993)

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Manu Narayan, chief information officer of GitLab, said the maker of software development tools will see change in its entry-level IT roles.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Narayan rates Tesla at outperform and slashed his price target to $480 per share from $500 per share.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

"It has shattered our identity," transgender rights activist Laxmi Narayan Tripathi told reporters.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

"Counting is moving forward smoothly in all remaining constituencies," Election Commission spokesman Narayan Prasad Bhattarai told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

“R. K. Narayan? You can’t possibly have read all of Narayan?”

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

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