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Kanthapura recounts the rise of a Gandhian nationalist movement in a small South Indian village of the same name. The story is narrated by Achakka , an elder brahmin woman with an encyclopedic knowledge about everyone in her village; she tells the story in the meandering, nonlinear style of a sthala-purana , a traditional “legendary history ...
Book Source: Digital Library of India Item 2015.475734dc.contributor.author: Rao Rajadc.date.accessioned: 2015-09-23T14:13:19Zdc.date.available:...
Raja Rao's first and best-known novel, Kanthapura (1938), is the story of a south Indian village named Kanthapura. The novel is narrated in the form of a Sthala Purana by an old woman of the village, Achakka.
Kanthapura is an enchanting story of how the independence movement becomes a tragic reality in a tiny and secluded village in South India. The novel has the flavour of an epic as it emerges through the eyes of a delightful old, woman who comments with wisdom and humour.
Lesson Plan for Kanthapura. Kanthapura study guide contains a biography of Raha Rao, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.
Sep 5, 2023 · Kanthapura is a 1938 novel written by Indian author Raja Rao. It tells the story of Mahatma Gandhi's independence movement from 1919 to 1930, describing its impact on the caste-ridden south...
This is the story of how Mahatma Gandhi's struggle for independence from the British came to a typical village, Kanthapura, in South India. This edition includes extensive notes on Indian myths, religion, social customs, and the Independence movement which fill out the background for the American reader's more complete understanding and enjoyment.
Kanthapura is the enchanting story of how the independence movement becomes a tangible reality in a tiny and secluded village in South India. It is the...
Brief Biography of Raja Rao. Raja Rao was born to a historically influential Brahmin family in the South Indian state of Mysore (now Karnataka), where Kanthapura is also set. Rao’s father taught Kannada (the local language that the book’s characters presumably speak) and his mother died when Rao was four years old.
Aug 15, 2014 · Regarded as the first major Indian novel in English, Kanthapura is the story of how Gandhi’s struggle for Independence came to a casteist south Indian village. Young Moorthy, back from the...
