There are a few striking similarities between Malgudi and Ayemenem. It portrays the customs and beliefs of the people and certain norms and ethical codes. They prove that place and people are inseparable. Just as Narayan has succeded in making the fictitious town, Malgudi immortal, so also Arundhati Roy has succeded in putting Aymanam, on the world map. The range of linguistic inventiveness made by Arundhati Roy is very wide. Women were taught right from childhood that marriage was a life-time bond which tied them down to one man, alive or dead. If her husband were dead, a woman had to live strictly as a widow, with shaven head and wearing only white clothes. What happens to Bala after she leaves home till she reaches Poona in about a year is not known. Narayan fascinated by Malgudi is at home with it, but Roy seeks escape from Ayemenem.which tied them down to one man, alive or dead. If her husband were dead, a woman had to live strictly as a widow, with shaven head and wearing only white clothes. What happens to Bala after she leaves home till she reaches Poona in about a year is not known. Narayan fascinated by Malgudi is at home with it, but Roy seeks escape from Ayemenem.Keywords: Striking similarities, Malgudi and Ayemenem, ethical codes, fictitious town, linguistic inventiveness etc.