This document discusses myths in the novel Kanthapura by Raja Rao. It defines myth as stories that demonstrate the inner meaning of the universe and human life according to Joseph Campbell and Alan W. Watts. It discusses the mythical elements in Kanthapura such as the goddess Kenchamma who protects the village from a monster, and provides examples of how political figures like Gandhi and Nehru are portrayed through mythical characters like Ram and Bharat. The significance of myths in Indian life and their role in political movements that followed Gandhi's principles are also mentioned.

1. Topic -Myth in Kanthapura
Name – Parmar Shubhda A.
Paper – 4 Indian Writing in
English
Roll no - 35
Submitted to –Smt .S.B gardi
Department of English
Mk bhavnagar university

2. What is Myth ?
“Myth is neither a
lie ,
Nor a confession it is an
inflection”
- Joseph Campbell

3. Alan W. Watts View ,
“Myth is to be defined as a complex of stories
- some no doubt fact and some fantasy
which for various reasons, human beings
regard as demonstrations of the inner
meaning of the universe and of human life . ”

4. Godess Kenchamma
 Famine, disease , death, despair
 Save or the protect village from on
slaught of a terrific monster

5.  Mythical elements

Combination
Puranic and folktale elements

6.  Examples:
Gandhi – Shri Ram
Mother India -Sita
Britishers - Ravan
Nehruji - Bharat

7.  Significance of Myth
 Part
of Indian life
 Stories
in the Ramayana and
Mahabharatha
 Satyagrahi
in prison
The Harikathas

8. Political movements
 Followers of Gandhi and use of Gandhian
methods
o Principles of Gandhi
o Using khadi
o
Distributed charakhas

9. Thank You

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