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Social Background of ‘Kanthapura’ Tadha Vanita P. Roll no.31 Sem:1 Year:2014-15 Enrollment no.:-pg14101029 Paper:4[Indian Writing in English] Submitted to: Department of English M.K. Bhav.University E-mail ID: [email protected]
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Social Background of
‘Kanthapura’
Tadha Vanita P.
Roll no.31 Sem:1 Year:2014-15
Enrollment no.:-pg14101029
Paper:4[Indian Writing in English]
Submitted to:
Department of English
M.K. Bhav.University
E-mail ID: [email protected]
About author
Introduction of the novel ‘Kanthapura’
Social Background of Indian village
Social Background of Kanthapura
Conclusion
Raja Rao
Born on 8th november,1908 in
Hassan (Karnataka) in well-know
Brahmin family .
His mother tongue was
Kannada and he was graduated
from Madras and post-graduate
in France, but the form of all his
books publication was in English.
He was an Indian writer of
English language novels, short
story and essay.
He died at the age of 97 on 8th
of July at Austin in Texas.
Introduction of the novel
‘Kanthapura’
Old narration
Typical south Indian village
Three discourses
1. Social discourse
2. Political discourse
3. Religion discourse
Introduction of the novel
‘Kanthapura’
Old narration
Typical south Indian village
Three discourses
1. Social discourse
2. Political discourse
3. Religion discourse
Social Background of South
Indian VillageThe novel has a dormant pattern to the treatment of
castes and communities. Kanthapura, a tiny village
representative of any other village in South Indian. There
were four division in Caste…
1] Brahmin
2] Pariahs
3] Potter
4] Weaver
Which kind of people?
They are orthodox, superstitious, have extreme faith
in God and Goddess, worth women condition and also
Social Background of the novel
‘Kanthapura’
Social Background is related with some
points:-
1.Mythology
2.Poverty and illiterate people
3.Women and Dalits situation
4.Male dominant society
5.Believe in Gandhism
6.Caste system
Women in village
7.Past mingling with present
8.Highly believed in God and Goddess
Ex :-
“Kenchamma is our goddess.
Kenchamma came from heavens.
She fought so many night
That the blood soaked in to the Earth,
that is Kenchamma’s hill is red” “
9.Tragedy of people
1o.Religion was centered
11.Celebration of different festivals
Conclusion:-
Kanthapura itself become character at the end of
the novel and it convert in to Kashipura it shows
the end and rebirth of the culture.
Kanthapura has become a melting point of
nationalism.
Gandhi has been made a medium to define India.
