Kanthapura as a gandhian epic

Kanthapura as a gandhian epic

1. Kanthapura as a Gandhian Epic SOLANKI CHIRAGKUMAR K MA SEM : 1 Roll Number: 3 Enrolment No : 2069108420180049 Bench: 2017-19 Email: [email protected] Submitted To : Department Of English, MKBU

2. Introduction Kanthapura novel written by Raja Rao in 1938. Kanthapura is the first novel of Raja Rao. Raja Rao is most remarkable person of Indian writing in English in novel. Raja Rao belongs to a very old Brahmin south Indian family This is the story of Indian village before the independence. Gandhi is in the centre in this novel. Gandhi was a political leader and there were some follower of his ideas.

3. Raja Rao supported the ideas of Gandhi thus Kanthapura as a political novel is totally influenced by the principles of Gandhi. In the beginning of the novel, We come to know about the structure of village. We don’t see Gandhi in actual but his ideology and principles in the novel 

4. The Theme of Kanthapura The Theme of Kanthapura is concerned with the impact of Gandhi on The Religious, Social, Economic and Political life of a quite and obscure village of South India The novel has a Gandhian ideology and freedom struggle.

5. Kanthapura as a Gandhian Epic The novel recodes the Gandhian impact on atypical Indian village through an informal but very intimate narration of an elderly widow, Acchakka The time 1920 is a renaissance period of India because this time Gandhi movement become more powerful. In this novel Moorthy is a symbol  represent as a Gandhi. In this novel we can see Gandhian non-violent movement, through the Moorthy. Gandhi aimed at the total involvement of all section of the people and had so launched a programme at socio-economic, religious levels

6. Comparison of Gandhi with the God Krishna and Ram Charkhas as a Symbol of Gandhian idea.

7. Moorthy as Gandhi in Kanthapura Moorthy left his studies, he became a strong follower of Gandhi and joined the freedom movement as many others. Moorthy followed the Gandhian ideologies which were Satyagraha, Non-violence and Truth  Moorthy distributed ‘Charkhas’ free of cost in the village Moorthy was arrested, but every time he behaved like Gandhiji.  Moorthy as The Gandhi of Kanthapura Moorthy goes from door to door and explains to the villagers the significance of Gandhi’s struggle for freedom.

8. Ratna Ratna was also followers of Gandhian ideas. She was widow. She becomes the leader of the freedom fighters in the Kanthapura in absence of Moorthy. Rangamma She participated in the work of congress. Her house becomes the office of congress in the Kanthapura The freedom fighter used to assemble at her house to discuss their plan of action .

9. Shankar Shankar is a great follower of Gandhian ideas He is honest and upright man He is advocate in Kanthapura He did not take any false cases and if he knew his client had tried lie to him and he was guilty, he gave up case immediately He lived simple life and refused to go to the marriage or any party where people were not dressed in Khadi The character of Shankar is reflection of Gandhiji

10. Conclusion Gandhian ideology spread as a air in every corner of the village Kanthapura and then people against British rulers. It is Kanthapura in which Raja Rao’s air for Gandhi achieves its perfection. And truly made it Gandhian Epic.