1.  NAME:-VALA ASHA TIDABHAI.
 ROLL NO :- 41.
 SEM:-1(M.A.)
 PAPER NO:-4(INDIAN WRITING IN
ENGLISH).
 TOPIC:-GANDHIAN THOUGHTS IN
KANTHAPURA.
 SUBMITTED:- S.B GARDI
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH M.K.B.U.

3.  Kanthapura novel written by Raja Rao in 1939.
 This is the story of Indian village before the
independence.
 Gandhi is in the center this novel.
 Gandhi is a political leader and there were
some follower of his ideas.

4.  Swadeshi and khaddar were necessary for
swaraj.
 Eradiation of untouchability and other social
evils like paradah system so people play their
part in the freedom struggle.
 Eradiation of poverty illiteracy, casting and
village uplift.
 Communal harmony stress on truth and
nonviolence.

5.  Hari-Kathas, a traditional form of storytelling,
was practiced in the village. Hari-Kathas are
stories of Hari(God). One Hari-Katha man,
Jayaramachar, narrated a Hari Katha based on
Gandhi and his ideals. The narrator was
arrested because of the political propaganda
instilled in the story.
 Though he succeeded in following Gandhian
non violence principle, the incident made him
sad and unhappy.

6. Thoughts of
Kanthapura
Moorthy the
avthar.
Gandhi as
invisible
God
Follower of
moorthys
words
Harikatha
man

7.  Fight but harms no soul.
 Love all.
 Hindu , Muslims , Christian and pariah, all are
equal before God.
 Don’t hide the face of truth, you must say
truth.

8. Non-
Violence.
Love of
mankind.
Abolition of
untouchability.

9.  In the last part of the novel, it is mentioned that
people of the village were settled in Kashipur
and Kanthapura was occupied by people from
Bombay.