knows every corner of Malgudi and every train time The tourists love his talk He proudly says nbsp They call me Railway Raju and have told me that even in Lucknow there are persons who are familiar with my name nbsp The Title Reflects His Relationship with Rosie The Emotional Guide Raju meets Marco and Rosie when they come to Malgudi Marco is a historian and archaeologist He is serious cold and busy with his research Rosie is young educated and full of life She loves dance but Marco dislikes it Raju becomes their guide to the caves and ancient temples of Mempi Hills But soon his role changes He becomes Rosie s emotional guide When Rosie feels lonely and rejected Raju supports her He says kind words and gives her the courage to dance again Through Raju she becomes Nalini a famous dancer So the writer says nbsp Raju soon gives her a sober and sensible new name the world knows her as Nalini nbsp Thus he guides her from sadness to success But this guidance slowly becomes selfish love He begins to control her life The title The Guide here becomes ironic as Raju loses his own way while guiding Rosie nbsp The Title Shows His Fall A Misguided Guide As Nalini becomes famous Raju becomes proud He manages her shows money and fame But this pride and greed blind him When Marco sends a letter asking for his old book Raju hides it He even forges Rosie s signature That single act of dishonesty destroys him He is arrested and sent to jail Here the title takes a darker meaning Raju once a guide for others now becomes a misguided man himself The man who showed the way to tourists and to Rosie now loses his moral direction He realizes in prison that his greed and lies made him fall The Title Represents His New Life A Spiritual Guide nbsp After coming out of jail Raju wanders alone He has no home no family and no friends He walks beside the Sarayu River and reaches Mangal village There he sits near an old temple The villagers especially Velan mistake him for a holy man Velan calls him Swamiji At first Raju tries to tell the truth but later he accepts the role He listens to the villagers problems and gives them simple advice His words heal their hearts 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 Surprisingly everything becomes fine People believe in his blessing Gradually the fake saint begins to become real The title The Guide now turns spiritual Raju is no longer a guide of roads but of souls The Title Ends with His Sacrifice The Guide of Humanity At the end the villagers face drought There is no rain no food and no hope Velan begs Raju to fast and pray for rain At first Raju hesitates He says nbsp I am not a saint nbsp But the faith of the people touches his heart He decides to fast for them As he starves he remembers his past his mother Rosie Marco and his sins His body becomes weak but his spirit becomes strong In the final scene Raju 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 He becomes the true Guide one who leads others from darkness to light The title The Guide perfectly suits the story Raju begins as a tourist guide in Malgudi and finally becomes a spiritual guide in Mangal The title shows his full journey from ignorance to wisdom from sin to salvation In the end Raju truly becomes what the title means a Guide of life and soul