Kanthapura microcosm of macrocosm
- 1. Name:- Pipavat Gopi.Name:- Pipavat Gopi. Roll No:- 31Roll No:- 31 Sem:- M.A ( Sem-1)Sem:- M.A ( Sem-1) Paper :- 04 ( Indian writing in English- prePaper :- 04 ( Indian writing in English- pre independence)independence) Topic:- Kanthapura microcosom ofTopic:- Kanthapura microcosom of macrocosom.macrocosom. Submitted to:- S. B. Gardi,Submitted to:- S. B. Gardi, Department Of English,Department Of English, M. K. Bhavnagar University.M. K. Bhavnagar University.
- 7. In kanthapura we are told of the people ,In kanthapura we are told of the people , their ignorance ,and their poverty , theirtheir ignorance ,and their poverty , their ignorance ,and their petty jelousiesignorance ,and their petty jelousies Prof . Atmaram says ; “ in kanthapura theProf . Atmaram says ; “ in kanthapura the villagers are depicted in realistic colours.”villagers are depicted in realistic colours.”
- 12. In this remote south indian villageIn this remote south indian village there comes the gandhi movementthere comes the gandhi movement through moorthy, and other villagethrough moorthy, and other village boys.boys. It is moorthy who organize theIt is moorthy who organize the gandhi work in the village , just asgandhi work in the village , just as gandhi who struggle in india forgandhi who struggle in india for freedom. but very soon the peoplefreedom. but very soon the people of village actively involved. And theof village actively involved. And the novel becomes an account of theirnovel becomes an account of their heroic sacrifice.heroic sacrifice.
- 14. Thus we can Say that the kanthapura is not aThus we can Say that the kanthapura is not a novel dealing with the life of any individualnovel dealing with the life of any individual hero.hero. If there is any hero in the novel , it isIf there is any hero in the novel , it is kanthapura itself and its people so , the titlekanthapura itself and its people so , the title of the novel “ kanthapura “ is approprite andof the novel “ kanthapura “ is approprite and suggestive.suggestive. Thank you.Thank you.