This document discusses Gandhian literature and its influence. It provides background on Mahatma Gandhi as a writer and journalist, noting his simplicity, directness, and ability to reveal truths. It then lists several influential writers of Gandhian literature, such as Raja Rammohan Roy, Sarojini Naidu, and Mulk Raj Anand. Their works focused on themes like Gandhi's lifestyle, rural life, economics, politics, and morality. The document concludes that Gandhian literature influenced society by educating people in their own languages and providing solutions to problems of the time.

1.  Gandhian Literature
Name: Kunvarani Nidhi k
Paper: Indian writing in English.
S t d: M.A(Sem-1).
Roll.no:18
Submitted to :Dr. Dilip Barad
Heenaba Zala.
Department of English.Shri
M.K.S Bhavnagar University.

2. Mahatma Gandhi as a writer.
1.’Indo-Anglian’writer.
2.Mahatma as a journalist.
3.A skillful Narrator.
4.Simplicity,directness and clarity.
5.True Observer.
6.Reveal all the truth of his life.
7.Infuenced on his writing.

3.  Followers of the Gandhian
Literature.
1,Raja Rammohan Roy.
2.Shri.Aurobindo.
3.Sarojini Naidu .
4.Humayun Kabir.
5.Mulk Raj Anand.
6.R.K. Narayana.
7.Raja Rao.

4. Main Subject matter of the writers
of Gandhian Literature:
1.Life style of Gandhiji.
2.Rural Life.
3.Gandhian Economics.
4. Gandhian politics
5.Morality of the Gandhi.
6.His literature.
7.Thought & Philosophy.

5. Some great works of the Gandhian
writers.
• Raja Rammohanroy: “ sanyasi” ,”The Ascetic.”
• Shri,Aurobindo: “songs of Martilda.”
• Sarojini Naidu “The Lotus.”
• Humayun Kabir: “Men and Rivers.”
• MulkRaj Anand: “The Hindu view of Art”, ”Curries and
other Indian Dishes.”
According to K.R.SHRINIVASA IYENGER:-
“Of the Indo- Anglian novelists only MulkRaj Anand and
R.K Narayan have shown anything like stamina and stern
consistency of purpose.”
• R . k. Narayan: “ Waiting for Mahatma”, ”The vendor of
the sweets.”
• Raja Rao: Kanthapura.

6.  “Gandhian Literature” influenced on
the society.
1. Gandhian writer wrote their works on the Indo-
Anglian or regional language. so, everybody can
easily got the idea about the main moral &
purpose and current situation of the time.
2. “Gandhian Literature” through man can got not
only pleasure but also got the idea about the
main problem of the time.
3. May be “Gandhian Literature “ is the solution of
the problems of the “Modern Man.”