Multiple choice

The narrative of Raja Rao's Kanthapura is based on

  1. the Ramayana

  2. the Mahabharata

  3. the Puranas

  4. the Shastras
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Explanation

Raja Rao's 'Kanthapura' (1938) uses the Puranic storytelling tradition - oral narrative style modeled on religious discourses. The novel blends the Gandhi freedom struggle with mythical Puranic elements (Harikatha tradition). While the Ramayana and Mahabharata epics influence Indian literature, Kanthapura specifically draws from Purana storytelling conventions.

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