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Waiting for the Mahatma is a 1955 novel by R. K. Narayan. Plot summary. Sriram is a high school graduate who lives with his grandmother in Malgudi, the fictional Southern Indian town in which much of Narayan's fiction takes place.
- R. K. Narayan
- 1955
Sriram is attracted to a girl named Bharati who is active in Mahatma Gandhi's Quit India movement. So consequently inclined by his love's route he commits himself to Gandhi's Quit India campaign, a decision that will test the integrity of his ideals against the strength of his passions.
Apr 18, 2012 · Waiting for the Mahatma. by. R. K. Narayan. Publication date. 1981. Topics. Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948 -- Fiction., Nationalists -- India -- Fiction., Statesmen -- India -- Fiction. Publisher. University of Chicago Press in association with W. Heinemann.
Waiting for Mahatma centers on a young man named Sriram who lives with his grandmother. He is in love with and wants to marry a young woman who is involved with Mahatma Gandhi's movement to achieve Indian independence and this draws him into becoming active himself.
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Jun 26, 2021 · Waiting for the Mahatma. A boy is lured away from his grandmother and the town of Malgudui by the charms of a young and beautiful girl, Bharati. Her first loyalty is to the "saint" Mahatma Gandhi, and the boy, Sriam, soon finds himself amidst the most faithful of Gandhi's disciples and involved in the Quit India campaign.
Sriram, a quiet young man, falls in love with Bharati whose primary loyalty is to Gandhi and his ideas. Sriram too becomes a follower of the Mahatma and gets involved in the Quit India movement. This leads to a series of adventures and misadventures and even lands him and Bharati in jail.
- R.K. Narayan
The story revolves around a young, carefree boy named Sriram who falls in love with a devoted disciple of Mahatma Gandhi, Bharati. His love for Bharati leads him to join the freedom struggle, despite his lack of political interest.
