LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 12 : 7 July 2012
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
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A Brief Survey of Indian Nationalism in the Novels of R. K. Narayan

Shakeba Jabeen Siddiqui, Ph.D. and Hemant Kumar Shukla, Ph.D.

Abstract

In the present investigation, Narayan’s views on nation and nationalism are being assessed and a critical appreciation is offered. His novels subtly portrayed the issues raised and faced by the people in India during the Freedom Struggle. Mass movements of the Freedom Struggle along with an empathic writing in favor of Gandhian thoughts are presented. Through his novels, Narayan tried to raise the then major national issues, which are still relevant. He wrote in favour of the Three Language Formula as a national language. The novelist wrote in agreement with Gandhian thoughts in his novels. One can enjoy the fragrance of Indian ethics, values, and culture throughout his novels. The present investigation is an attempt to bring to the surface those ideas which remained deeply-rooted in him throughout his life. Certain constraints Narayan faced in his publishing career are also pointed out at the end.

Keywords: R.K. Narayan, Nationalism, Hindi, Gandhian thoughts, per capita income, annas, sarees

Introduction

R. K. Narayan occupies a pre-eminent place in Indian fiction in English. He is internationally acclaimed as the greatest Indian fiction writer in English and his novels are still popular. Narayan obviously tried to raise a major national issue when he advocated for Hindi as ‘our national language, given to us by Mahatma Gandhi himself (1). Narayan used many commonly used Hindi and Indian words in his novels. This made Hindi and Indian words known to those who did not know Hindi and other Indian languages, but were reading Narayan’s works regularly. His fondness for India and Indian values led him to deliberately and freely use the words of Indian origin, most of them being Hindi words.

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Shakeba Jabeen Siddiqui, Ph.D. (Linguistics)
Department of English
M.P. Garg Degree College
Allahabad – 211011
Uttar Pradesh
India
shakeba.siddiqui@gmail.com

Hemant Kumar Shukla, Ph.D. (Corresponding Author)
Assistant Professor in English
Govt. Degree College
Talwari-Tharali - 246482
District Chamoli
Uttarakhand
India
hemantkumar.shukla1@gmail.com
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