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020			_a9780143422341
082			_a823.914 _bRAO
100			_aRao, Raja _91718
245			_aKanthapura
260			_bPenguin Books Ltd. _aHaryana _c2014
300			_axxxii, 214 p.
365			_aINR _b299.00
520			_aA major landmark in Indian fiction, this is a story of how the Gandhian struggle for independence came to one small village in South India.Kanthapura is a story that depicts how Gandhi s struggle for independence in India came to a small South Indian village that follows the caste system. Moorthy has returned from the city and has plenty of ideas to bring about peace in his environment.Moorthy is young and is back from the city where he learnt of the goodness of non-violence. Gandhi s struggle for independence has now come to a small village where the people experience the harsh reality of the caste system. Moorthy intends to bring in the independence movement to the village and wants to eradicate the caste system. He works towards uniting the people of the village and creating a nonviolent atmosphere. The determined and idealistic Moorthy fights against the conservative forces to create the kind of place that the Father of Our Nation dreamt of and fought for. The story is said from the point of view of an old woman who talks about the variety of people in the village and the complexities of life in the village.
650			_aIndia--Karnataka _91978
650			_aManners and customs _91887
650			_aPolitics and government _91893
650			_aSocial change _91979
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