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Question
Answer the following question in 30-40 words.
Explain the meaning of the name ‘Margayya’ in the novel ‘The Financial Expert’.
Solution
The word Marga means way and the word Ayya is an honorific suffix used in southern parts of India. The name Margayya thus means the one who guides and shows the way to others.
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