kanthapura microcosm of macrocosm
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Name:- Pipavat Gopi.Name:- Pipavat Gopi.Roll No:- 31Roll No:- 31Sem:- M.A ( Sem-1)Sem:- M.A ( Sem-1)Paper :- 04 ( Indian writing in English- pre Paper :- 04 ( Indian writing in English- pre
independence)independence)Topic:- Kanthapura microcosom of Topic:- 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.
In kanthapura we are told of the people , In kanthapura we are told of the people , their ignorance ,and their poverty , their their ignorance ,and their poverty , their ignorance ,and their petty jelousies ignorance ,and their petty jelousies
Prof . Atmaram says ; “ in kanthapura the Prof . Atmaram says ; “ in kanthapura the villagers are depicted in realistic colours.”villagers are depicted in realistic colours.”
In this remote south indian village In this remote south indian village there comes the gandhi movement there comes the gandhi movement through moorthy, and other village through moorthy, and other village
boys. boys.
It is moorthy who organize the It is moorthy who organize the gandhi work in the village , just as gandhi work in the village , just as gandhi who struggle in india for gandhi who struggle in india for
freedom. but very soon the people freedom. but very soon the people of village actively involved. And the of village actively involved. And the novel becomes an account of their novel becomes an account of their
heroic sacrifice.heroic sacrifice.
Thus we can Say that the kanthapura is not a Thus we can Say that the kanthapura is not a novel dealing with the life of any individual novel dealing with the life of any individual hero. hero.
If there is any hero in the novel , it is If there is any hero in the novel , it is kanthapura itself and its people so , the title kanthapura itself and its people so , the title of the novel “ kanthapura “ is approprite and of the novel “ kanthapura “ is approprite and suggestive.suggestive.
Thank you.Thank you.