' Kanthapura ' as a Gandhian Epic

In this PPT i have Shred my views Gandhi's Ideology in Kanthapura Novel by Raja Rao

1. Name: Kishan Hariyani Class: M.A. Sem-1 Enrolment No: 15101021 Roll No. : 21 Email id: [email protected] Year: 2015/16 Submitted To: Department of English M.K. Bhav . University Kanthapura as a Gandhian Epic

2. According to History of Indian Writing in English - K.R.S Iyingar

3. Definition of Epic: “An Epic is the greatest and most sublime form of Poetry divided into several books, celebrating the life, heroic deeds and achievements the life of a national hero, whether historical or legendary” .

4. Moorthy sticks to above Gandhian Ideas and reforms the position of village including Social, Religious, Political background . Ratna was also follower of Gandhian ideas. She becomes the leader of the freedom fighters in the Kanthapura in absence of Moorthy. The novel has a Gandhian ideology and freedom struggle. Background of Novel

5. Moorthy as a spokesman of Gandhian virtue “ Moorthy is not man of modern novel. He is a ‘very Prince’, ‘our Rama’ and ‘small mountain’… He follows the principle of Gandhiji He burnt foreign clothes and started using Khadi Moorthy as The Gandhi of Kanthapura

6. Gandhian Ideology

7. Charkhas as a Symbol of Gandhian idea. Many symbols epitomise India’s independence from British rule, but the ‘Charkha’ or spining Wheel perhaps one of the most powerful sign Of the values and aspirations of India’s Independence movement. Gandhi himself had said of The Spinning to find peace of Mind

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