Raja Rao's novel Kanthapura - The example of uniting fiction and reality

Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject Indology, grade: 1,7, University of Constance, language: English, abstract: Raja Rao's first novel Kanthapura presents the crucial historical events of the nineteen-thirties. The novel focuses on the villagers of Kanthapura who participate in India's struggle for independence. In this term paper the features of the novel will be elaborated. It will have a good look at the credibility of the novel Kanthapura and at Gandhi's influence on the villagers of Kanthapura.[...]