Purulia Express: লালপাহাড়ীর দ‍্যাশে যাবি? চিন্তা কিসের লো? বিকাল বেলা হাওড়া থেকে পুরুল্যা এক্সপেরেস পাবি। - Dip

To be read in consonance with : /blog/post/2801842
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R. K. Narayan's house is about 3 Kms from MYS station. You can take autos from the station and ask for Yadavagiri. The drivers wont know his house, so ask them to take you to New Dasprakash Hotel (Hotel Paradise), from there its just few houses away.
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place is open from 10 am to 5 pm. Tuesdays holiday. Entrance is free.
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A very well maintained heritage building - museum, whose restoration and collection of items were all done by Karnataka Govt. It cost them 2.4 crore to buy and some 35 lakhs to restore it.
There are 2 floors to view. Ground and first floor. Some 6 rooms have his personal belongings, pics and awards. The best room is in first floor where he just sat and contemplated and wrote. That room has a 180 degree view.
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Note: I have posted many pics of the place, so that people who are his fans (members or visitors of IRI) can have a look, as they may not be able to go to Mysuru.