"A grain of Wheat" the title is taken from Gospel According to St.John. Mugo is the Protagonist. The Novel starts with the line "Mugo Felt Nervous" why? for that we have to read the novel. In this pretension I try to connect Mugo with Other Indian Characters from Mythology, Movie and history .

1. SMT S.B.Gardi Department of English
M.K.Bhavnagar University
Name : Ruchita Kankrecha
Roll No : 27
Topic Name : Mugo in Indian Special references with
Mythology,Movie and History
Paper Name : African Literature
E-mail ID : ruchikankrecha06@gmail.com
Enrollment No : 2069108420190024

2. Table of Content
● About Author
● About Novel
● Character of Mugo
● Example From Mythology
● Example From Movie
● Example From History

3. About Author
Ngugi Wa Thiongo is a Kenyan
Writer
He writes primarily in Gikuyu
language
He is the founder and editor of the
Gikuyu language journal Mutiiri

4. A Grain Of Wheat
The title is taken from the Gospel According to
St.John
Kenya’s struggle for independence
Mugo is the protagonist
The central story takes place in four days leading
up to Kenya’s independence in 1963
The story is set in the background of Mau Mau
rebellion

5. Mugo - “Mugo felt nervous”
Mugo is a villager of Thabai
His parents die when he is young
Mugo is isolated and alone
But he is drawn into the movement when Kihika
comes to him for shelter from the British
Symbol of resistance against the British
He secretly betrays Kihika to his death and Nation

6. Ramayana - Vibhishana
Vibhishana, also called Bibhishan, was the
younger brother of Ravana, king of Lanka
He is noble character and great devotee of Lord
Rama
Vibhishana had betrayed Ravana on the field of
battle by supporting Rama
The people of Lanka would have never
accepted him as their King
Even if Vibhishana is betrayer he is shown as a
man who take side of truth

7. Mahabharat
Karna was born to Kunti before her marriage
Kunti betrayed her son Karna and all others too
by not telling them the truth
Likewise Karna knew during the Yudh, knew
that he is the son of Kunti
Indra betrayed Karna because he wants to
protect his son. Indra asked Karna to give his
Kavach and Kundal

8. Padmaavat - Raghav Chetan

9. History - Battle of Plassey
The Battle of Plassey
was a decisive victory
of British East India
Company over the
Nawab of Bengal

10. Conclusion
Though the motives may be different
the element of betrayal is common to
all narratives of freedom struggle
whether mythical or real.

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Edurite. "The Battle Of Plassey." The Battle Of Plassey. Edurite, 4 February
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Homstad, Levi. A Grain of Wheat Plot Summary. 26 June 2019. web. 23
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