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Malgudi railway station will soon be reality
Shivamogga (Karnataka), Sep 12 (ANI): Good news of the for the fans of iconic television series Malgudi Days, as the Arasalu railway station in Shivamogga district is all set to be renamed as Malgudi railway station. During the eighties and nineties, Malgudi Days was one of the favourite television series. Still now the soothing jingle created by L Vaidyanathan, echoes among people. In addition, a Malgudi Days museum is also being constructed near the present railway station, which was featured as Malgudi railway station in the series. The artists are leaving no stone unturned to bring the fictional station of Malgudi to life. The iconic television series was adapted from the collection of classic short stories written by Indian writer RK Narayan. The project is being funded jointly by South-Western railways and local Shivamogga Member of Parliament Raghavendra.