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"Resistance, Religion, and Representation: Gandhian Nationalism in Raja Rao’s Kanthapura

Author(s) Dr. Pallavi Arya
Country India
Abstract Abstract
Raja Rao’s Kanthapura (1938) stands as a seminal text in Indian English literature, offering a unique synthesis of Gandhian nationalism, indigenous cultural idioms, and the oral narrative tradition. Through the microcosm of a South Indian village, Rao explores the political awakening of rural India during the Indian freedom struggle. Narrated by an elderly Brahmin widow, Achakka, the novel unfolds as a tapestry of myth, history, and resistance, where the arrival of a young Gandhian, Moorthy, catalyzes profound social change.
This paper examines how Kanthapura functions both as a political novel and a cultural artifact, shaped by the tensions between tradition and reform. It investigates Rao’s deployment of myth and spiritual symbolism to frame nationalistic discourse, his critique of caste hierarchy, and his use of oral narrative to authenticate the Indian experience in English. Furthermore, the paper situates Kanthapura within the broader postcolonial canon, arguing that its stylistic choices and thematic concerns mark a formative moment in Indian literary modernity. Ultimately, Kanthapura is not only a chronicle of colonial resistance but also a narrative of self-fashioning, seeking to reclaim Indian identity through indigenous voices and vernacular aesthetics.
Keywords Post colonial, Freedom Movement , Gandhi, Religion , Political Novel
Field Arts
Published In Volume 7, Issue 3, May-June 2025
Published On 2025-06-10
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i03.47714
Short DOI https://doi.org/g9pz4z
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