Raja Rao's Serpent and the Rope and Kanthapura

Redefining man's relationship to the supernatural absolute in terms consistent with the depiction of Indianness

Abstract

Rao is a great accomplishing man who has written The Serpent and the Rope and Kanthapura, the elevating and redefining works which show man’s relationship to the supernatural absolute in terms consistent with the depiction of Indianness. Evidences are sought to analyse Indianness as marks of values and philosophy behind the character analysis and physical features. Rao imbues his English with a Dravidian tinge in whole and the taste of the Kannada village dialect in specifically. The themes of self-awareness, self-transcendence, and self-fulfillment are deliberately emphasized. The Serpent and the Rope is philosophical in that it examines the essence of conceptual and metaphysical inquiry in some of its more complex implications, as well as trying an unique fusion of Indian and European civilizations. . He had an exhaustive understanding of Indian religion and theory and watched Indian life rather minutely. In his books and stories, he is said to have given a realistic portrayal of Indian life. Kanthapura is an outspoken opponent of British authority. Kanthapura as opposed to British rule. Harikatha is remythologized by the novelist in order to make national people mythological, and she finally becomes a model to emulate.