早年纳拉扬出生在马德拉斯,现在叫做钦奈(CHENNAI)是印度的第四大城市。他的父亲是一所中学的校长,纳拉扬的部分学业在父亲的学校完成。由于父亲的工作需要时常出差,纳拉扬的童年是和外婆一起度过。这段时间里,他最好的朋友和玩伴是一只孔雀和一只调皮的猴子。他的外婆教他算术、神话、印度传统音乐和梵文。在这个家里,大家都用英语交流,纳拉扬和其他 Narayan was born in Madras in his early years and is now Chennai as the fourth largest city in India. His father was a school principal and part of Narayan was completed at his father’s school. As his father’s work requires frequent travel, Narayan’s childhood is spent with grandmother. During this time, his best friend and playmate was a peacock and a naughty monkey. His grandmother taught him arithmetic, mythology, traditional Indian music and Sanskrit. In this home, we all communicate in English, Narayan and others