The Gandhian philosophy so comprehensively and clearly analysed in all its aspects the religious character, its economic and social concern and its political ideal as in Kanthapura. The present study reveals prominently the influence of Mahatma Gandhi on the village of Kanthapura. Therefore, we can consider Moorthy Raja Rao. <> %PDF-1.7 In Raja Rao"s Kanthapura, Moorthy is presented as the replica of Mahatma Gandhi. influence of Gandhis ideology on the sleepy and remote village. Gandhism ideology in contemporary period: Gandhian democracy is still relevant in India. There was no individual who is equivalent to Raja Rao in regard of Indo-Anglican writing. It is Kanthapura in which Raja Raos music for Gandhi achieves its perfection. reached to a characteristic South Indian village Kanthapura. stream 103-114. selected for discussion: Raja Rao's Kanthapura, R. K. Narayan's Waiting for the Mahatma and Manohar Malgaonkar's A Bend in the Ganges. ABSTRACT . Kanthapura is a Gandhian saga which appears more as a sthala-purana. The scene is set at Kanthapura, a remote south Indian village near Hassan. The story is narrated by the old women of the village named Achakka. in Raizada 38). <>/ExtGState<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/Annots[ 18 0 R] /MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> INDIA . The political commitment Of Gandhi converge with the religious devotion of the villagers which effect to the inseparable nature of politics and religion to the Gandhian thought. .j published GANDHIAN IDEALS IN RAJA RAOS KANTHAPURA | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate In his Introductory note to Kanthapura, C.D. In many aspects, there is similarity between Moorthy and Raja Rao. I The Gandhian phenomenon defies the Narasimhaiah mentions Gandhian age. Asst. Thus, Raja Raos novel Kanthapura presents the Gandhian ideology of non-violence and the abolition of untouchability. That amendment is related only with rural administration of India. the Gandhian opportunity battle in the 1930s and its effect on the masses of India. Kanthapura Raja Rao has contributed immensely in Indian English writing and is considered as one of the prolific writer. The three novels bring out successfully aspects of charisma, ideology and architectonic politics of Gandhi. Kanthapura has been described as one of the most satisfying of all modern Indian. In the first couple of pages of the book, the narrator. This paper is an attempt to analyse the manner in which Raja Rao appropriates Gandhian philosophy through his creative writing in Kanthapura. x=r7?cX* #$J{=f6nZ)7u-u.DO/wO7~uElo7gOA_']X:_7>P]EgiGn2VxOE(v=|wDXY ".ArR,#I[,?_Y^,V^fG>6 EYOXLrYf%}yUZ3HI~9Y|U(q*e i9~YD{[L1F2'rx9[hn$eecA6w0ww M9K68B*0Pv]0+Vq0/3#H! z4'HLU7 sniF4RhN9?po:%iac]D gRN'Dgi)\@@6.c:Exfh. Thus, Raja Raos novel Kanthapura presents the Gandhian ideology of non-violence and the abolition of untouchability. 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