mythology in kanthapura
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Paper:4Paper Name: Indian Writing In English-Pre Independence
Prepared by: Drashti MehtaRoll No:10P.G.Enrollment No:PG13101021Seat no:11310009Sem:1Email id:[email protected] to: Smt S.B.Gardi Department of English Maharaja Krishnakumarsinghji Bhavnagar University Bhavnagar(Gujarat-India)
MKanthapura_by Raja Rao
RaRaja Rao
• Raja Rao was born in 1909 • He lived in France till
1939,returned to India on the outbreak of World war-1 in 1940.
• France : first novel was published• The Sahitya Academy Award :
Indo-Anglican novel. • In 1928 he founded Brahma
Samaj.
The myth of Ramayana
Rama-GandhijiSita-Country under British ruleRavana-The demon for British rulersJawaharlal Nehru-BharatFight of Gandhiji-RamaBritish rule –RavanaShiva three eyed God- SwarajMohandas- KrishnaForeign rule-Serpent
The style of Kanthapura
• This book gives us social, political,religious and mythical scenario of 1930s.
• The writer uses metaphysical themes.• Grandma narrates the story. • Images of1) Indian Mythology, 2) Legends,3) History4) Natural Phenomena found in India.
The miniature of India
• Indian village -struggle for Independence.
• Raja Rao contrasts Indian philosophy and spiritualism with western society.
• The technique of story telling is like the technique of “Mahabharata” and “Ramayana”.
• Tales within the tales –Cabbage peels.
The Indian sensibility
• Kanthapura is Raja Rao’s Ramayana.• The villagers when they meet, they don’t say,
‘How are you?’, ‘How do you do?’ , ‘Good morning’ but they say “Ram Ram ” , “Sita Ram” etc.
• Recite and transmit Epic and Purans from generations, and also from their love for Mythicizing.
Rangamma
• Rangamma was fond of listening her father reciting the chapters from Purans and Ved and Harikatha.
• Wide reading helps her to persuade the innocent and ignorant villagers.
• Educates the women of the village.
Moorthy
• Villagers called him as “The Young Gandhi”.
• He is the spiritual guide ,friend and Philosopher of the people of Kanthapura.
• Engage with the congress movement and he ignores his mother’s affection.
• The author’s own self is projected in the character of Moorthy.
Goddess Kenchamma
• Makes everything meaningfull.• A marriage, funeral, sickness, death,
ploughing,harvesting,arrests,release all are watched over by Kenchamma.
• People thinks that she will continue to protect them in wind, rain or in any distress.
The Temple
• Source of comfort for humanity.
• “A Lingam” • Bhajans, Harikatha, and
Religious and political meetings.
• The verandah of the temple -center of Strong political activity.
