STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM – KANTHAPURA
Keywords:
Freedom Struggle, Mahatma GandhiAbstract
Kanthapura is one of the finest depictions of the Indian freedom struggle started in the early 20th century by Mahatma Gandhi. Indian freedom struggle which left influence on the minds of people of India is the central thrust of the novel. Kanthapura illustrate how Gandhian struggle for independence against the British reached to a characteristic South Indian village Kanthapura. The novel is a wonderful example of the impact of Gandhian philosophy that affected even the far flung villages of India. This paper is an attempt to analyse the manner in which Raja Rao appropriates Gandhian philosophy through his creative writing in Kanthapura.
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