Role of Woman in Raja Rao Kanthapura

1.  NAME : Pandya Dharmishtha D.
 SEM :1(M.A. Part-1)
 ROLL NO. :28
 PAPER NO.:4(Indian Writing in English)
 YEAR :2015-2016
 TOPIC :Role of woman in Raja Rao
Kanthapura
 Email ID: pandyadharmishtha510@gmail.com
 Submitted by: Heenaba Zala

2.  Raja Rao was an
writer of English
Language novels
and short stories,
whose works are
deeply rooted in
Hinduism.
 He was born on
November 8, 1908
.

3.  Role of woman in
Raja Rao’s
Kanthapura
within the
socio- political
realms.
Role played
woman in the
Indian fight
independence
British again
British rule.

5. Achakk
a Ranga
mma
Kencha
mma
Ratna
Narsam
ma
Venkam
ma

6.  Achakka is old lady,
Narrator of this
novel.
 The novel start with
Achakka speech.
 She was open
minded Brahmin
woman.
 She is telling a story
to his Grandson in
flashback.

7.  She is revolutionary
woman.
 She organize “Sevika
Sangh.”
 She inspire other
woman with her
speech and helps.
 She published weekly
political pamphlet and
sponsors.
 She daily discussed on
nationalist movement
Gandhi’s view.

8.  She was a fifteen
year, Child widow,
who has been
powerfully influenced
by modern idea.
 She was daughter of
Kamalamma.
 Who does not regard
being a woman as a
matter of shame and
inferiority.

9.  Goddess Kenchamma
is a Folklore.
 She is Goddess for the
villagers and lower
caste people.
 She is Mother of
Himavathy.
 Kenchamma is the
when ever villager find
any difficulty the
praise Goddess
Kenchamma.

10.  Highly believed in God and Goddess.
 Example:-
“Kenchamma came from
heavens,
she fought so many night,
that the blood socked in to the
earth
that Kenchamma hill is real.”

11.  She is woman of petty,
and jealous nature.
She is jealous of
Rangamma, Moorthy, Ratna
and also the Gandhi
movement.

12. •She is the most pathetic
character in novel.
So, many women character
of in this novel. All woman
member of congress
comity.