Set against the backdrop of Gandhi¿s Freedom Movement, Water pushes the boundaries of India¿s male-dominant cultural narratives beyond patriarchal predicaments by questioning the religious tradition and the oppressive ...

This essay explores, mainly through an analysis of the three explicitly nationalistic short stories written by Rao, the political and philosophical preoccupations which inspired the author to depict Gandhi's national ...

Raja Rao, one of the founding figures of Indian English literature, is re-examined in this comprehensive study of his fiction, which offers a fresh critical investigation into both his short stories and his novels. Powerfully ...