Raja Rao’s Kanthapura: The Veritable Grammar of Gandhian Myth and Reform
Keywords:
Raja Rao’s Kanthapura, Gandhian Myth and ReformAbstract
One of the best representations of the Freedom Movement, which Mahatma Gandhi started in
the early 1900s to guide India away from British colonial authority, is found at Raja Rao's
Kanthapura. The main focus of the book is India's freedom movement, which had a significant impact on the way the Indian populace behaved. Kanthapura shows how Gandhian principles and the fight for independence from the British reached the typical South Indian village. The book provides a powerful illustration of how Gandhian principles and leadership impacted even far-flung Indian communities.
References
Augustine, Thomas. “The Village in Raja Rao’s Kanthapura.” Encyclopaedia of Literature in
English. Ed. K. Bhatnagar. New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers and Distributors, 2001.
Bahl, Renu. “Text and Context of Hind Swaraj.” Reflections on Hind Swaraj. Ed. Siby K.
Joseph and Bharat Mahodaya. Wardha: Institute of Gandhian Studies, 2011.
Dayal, P. Raja Rao: A Study of His Novels. New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors,
Dengel-Janic, Ellen. “Postcolonial (Re)visions: Raja Rao, Kanthapura (1938)” English
Literatures Across the Globe: A Companion. Ed. Lars Eckstein. Juhenplatz: Wilhelm Fink
Verlag GmbH & Co KG., 2007.
Gandhi, M. K. “On Untouchability.” The Second Assasination of Gandhi? Ram Puniyani.
Delhi: Media House, 2003.
Gandhi M.K. An Autobiography or The Story of my experiments with truth, Ahmedabad: Navjivan, 1999.
Iyengar, Srinivasa K. R. Indian Writing in English. New Delhi: Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd.,
Kumar, Gajendra. “Kanthapura: Stylistic Feat.” Indian Literature in English: New
Perspectives. Ed. K. V. Surendran. New Delhi: Sarup & Sons, 2002.
Mondal, Anshuman. “The Ideology of Space in Raja Rao’s Kanthapura.” Journal
Commonwealth Literature. 34:1 (1999).
Mukherjee, Meenakshi. The Twice Born Fiction: Themes and Techniques of the Indian Novel
in English. Delhi: Arnold Heinemann, 1974.
Patil, Mallikarjun. “Kanthapura: A Potrait of Village Gandhi.” The Fiction of Raja Rao. Eds.
Rajeshwar Mittapalli & Pier Paolo Piciucco. New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers and Distributors,
Priyamvada. Gopal, The Indian English Novel: Nation, History, and Narration. Oxford:
Oxford University Press, 2009.
Raja, Rao. Kanthapura, Oxford University Press, Delhi, 2005. Print.
Raizada, Harish. Indian English Novelist, Some Points of View. Delhi: K.K. Publications, 1996.
Ray, Mohit K. Ed. The Atlantic Companion to Literature in English. New Delhi: Atlantic
Publishers & Distributors (P) LTD. 2007.
Sekhar, Ajay S. Representing the Margin: Caste and Gender in Indian Fiction. Delhi: Kalpaz
Publications, 2008.
Sharma, Kaushal. Raja Rao: A Study of His Themes and Technique. New Delhi: Sarup & Sons, 2005.
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2013 International Journal for Research Publication and Seminar
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Re-users must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. This license allows for redistribution, commercial and non-commercial, as long as the original work is properly credited.
