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A review by lsparrow
Kanthapura by Raja Rao
3.0
I found the writing style rather dense - but I enjoyed the perspective of a small village in India pre partition and see the effects of Gandhi and his movement.
The changes that can be made in individual lives and hearts and society through a movement.
"Brothers and sisters remember we are not out to fight the white man or the white man's slaves, the police and the revenue officials, but against the demonic corruption that has entered their hearts, and the purer we are the greater will be our victory, for the victory we seek is the victory of the heart. Send out love where there is hatred."
The changes that can be made in individual lives and hearts and society through a movement.
"Brothers and sisters remember we are not out to fight the white man or the white man's slaves, the police and the revenue officials, but against the demonic corruption that has entered their hearts, and the purer we are the greater will be our victory, for the victory we seek is the victory of the heart. Send out love where there is hatred."