considers Kanthapura is “…… a story of a small South Indian village caught in maelstrom of the freedom struggle of the 1930s and transformed so completely in the end that „there‟s neither man nor mosquito‟ left in it.”1 S.K. Srinivas Iyengar comments‚ “Gandhian politics‚ half poetical‚ half whimsical‚ sets the tone of Raja Rao‟s first novel Kanthapura”2 while C. D. Narasimha rightly observes‚ “There
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holds that present ecological problems are rooted in deep-seated social problems‚ particularly in dominatory hierarchical political and social systems. These have resulted in an uncritical acceptance of an overly... movement that practised the Gandhian methods of satyagraha Satyagraha Satyagraha ‚ loosely translated as "Soul Force‚" "truth force‚" or "holding on to truth‚" is a philosophy and practice of nonviolent resistance developed and conceived by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi . Gandhi deployed
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IIndian nationalism Indian nationalism refers to the many underlying forces that molded the Indian independence movement‚ and strongly continue to influence the politics of India‚ as well as being the heart of many contrasting ideologies that have caused ethnic and religious conflict in Indian society. Indian nationalism often imbibes the consciousness of Indians that prior to 1947‚ India embodied the broader Indian subcontinent and influenced a part of Asia‚ known as Greater India. National
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Hall of Parliament of India by the Prime Minister of India‚ Dr. Manmohan Singh on his centenary year‚ 2008. Dinkar initially supported the revolutionary movement during the Indian Independence struggle‚ but later became a Gandhian. However‚ he used to call himself a ’Bad Gandhian’ because he supported the feelings of indignation and revenge among the youth. In Kurukshetra‚ he accepts that the war is destructive‚ but says that it is necessary for the protection of freedom. Dinkar was three times elected
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Social Integration and Communal Harmony in India In India from time immemorial‚ people belonging to various religious faiths lived in harmony and peace. There are fundamental values and traditions in our culture that promote integration among different communities. This was helpful for the growth of a great civilization in the Indian sub-continent. It will be our endeavour as the citizens of this country to preserve the rich tradition of Social Harmony among diverse religious and ethnic groups and
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society‚ without which its patriarchy would fall apart. Never allowed a voice in the seminal aspects of life‚ the woman yet defines its traditional and cultural boundaries. Raja Rao’s Kanthapura (1938) is a subtle study of the immense change that the Gandhian movement of the thirties brought into the life of the Indian woman and yet didn’t let her cross the conventional‚ the so-called feminine boundaries. The novel traces the material and psychological revolution that accompanied the emergence of the
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its social‚ political‚ economical‚ cultural and psychological effects. Also‚ it is largely governed by national biases and hence‚ tends to sweeps under the carpet anything that projects a negative image of the nation or raises a finger at its pet ideologies. Hence‚ it not only fails to give a true picture but is also‚ incapable of examining “why?” or linking the past with the present as in bringing out the relevance of it as of now. The above three texts‚ to a lesser or greater extent do precisely
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witnessed Indo-Pakistan war in 1965 and he escaped death in an air strike when all of his companions couldn’t survive and became martyrs. He took a voluntary retirement from the Army services in the year1978. Clad in a white dhoti‚ and a white Gandhian cap‚ he has emerged as one of the most influential non political leader this nation has witnessed since independence. In 1991 Anna started his campaign against corruption. The first case disclosed was that of irregularities done by 42 Forest Officers
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The cousin introduced in The Vendor of Sweets is an excellent comic-omni present creation‚ the significance of whose being a ‘man¬ about town’ characteristic is brought out quite admirably. He seems to be the cousin of the whole of Malgudi; and in that capacity he has entry into the houses of judges‚ businessman advocates etc. The reader comes to know through him that he does various chores for a great number of families in the city of Malgudi. A great lover of sweets‚ like most of us‚ he is a self-appointed
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Non-cooperation and Khilafat Movement During the First World War‚ the prices of various commodities rose‚ the conditions of the people worsened and the government extracted many dues from the people in the name of war efforts. This gave rise to resentment among the Indian people and there were several agitations against the government. To contain this‚ the government passed the Rowlatt Act in 1919 which authorized the government to arrest any person without warrant and to detain him/her without
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