every corner of Malgudi He enjoys talking to people There is no sin yet His heart is still clean But his success slowly fills him with pride The Beginning of Sin Raju s first mistake comes with Rosie She visits Malgudi with her husband Marco Marco is an archaeologist Marco loves books and stones Rosie loves dance Writer says coldly nbsp Rosie who despite her MA comes from a family of devadasis temple dancers Raju feels pity for Rosie Raju admires her Rosie begins to dance again Soon pity becomes passion He forgets that she is another man s wife Their love affair starts secretly Raju s sin begins here He loves Rosie not only for her soul but also for her beauty He breaks moral laws Love turns into desire His greed begins to grow The Growth of Sin Rosie becomes Nalini a famous dancer The writer says nbsp Raju soon gives her a sober and sensible new name the world knows her as Nalini nbsp Raju becomes her manager He fixes her shows handles money and controls her time He starts thinking she belongs to him But success makes him greedy He forges Rosie s signature on Marco s letter The police arrest him The judge says his act is forgery and fraud He goes to jail In prison Raju feels shame Now his sins are clear He has lost his mother his love and his peace His name Railway Raju becomes a symbol of failure The Path to Redemption After two years Raju is released from jail He walks beside the Sarayu River He reaches Mangal village There he sits near an old temple Velan a simple villager thinks he is a holy man He calls Raju Swamiji Raju is silent He does not tell the truth But slowly something changes inside him When Velan s sister refuses to marry Raju says calmly nbsp What must happen must happen no power on earth or in heaven can change its course nbsp Later the problem is solved People believe he has divine power Raju begins to help others He forgets himself and his sins The fake saint slowly becomes real True Redemption The final test comes with the drought There is no rain and people are starving Velan begs Raju to fast and pray Raju says nbsp I am not a saint nbsp But the faith of the people touches him deeply He begins to fast not for fame but for their hope Day after day he grows weaker Yet he feels peace He remembers his mother Rosie and his past mistakes In the last scene he stands in the river and says nbsp Velan it s raining in the hills I can feel it coming up under my feet up my legs nbsp Then he falls down We do not know if rain really falls but Raju s soul becomes free His sacrifice washes away his sins R K Narayan shows sin and redemption through Raju s life Raju sins by lying cheating and being proud Later he changes through truth kindness and sacrifice He starts as a tourist guide and ends as a guide of souls His fasting washes away his sins At last Raju finds true redemption