A review by lindseyzank
Kanthapura by Raja Rao

4.0

I enjoyed this novel more a decade after I read it the first time as an undergraduate in a postcolonial literature class. It is a beautiful articulation of the nonviolent movement inspired by Gandhi in a small town in India. Rangamma, the lead female character in the novel, is animated and feisty, willing to sacrifice herself for the movement. The landscape descriptions are captivating and the section where Moorthy (the town's "little Gandhi") meditates and fasts for days is really moving.