Raja Rao's preface to Kanthapura discusses the challenges facing Indian authors writing in English and offers advice on overcoming them. It addresses the need for Indian writers to develop a unique style that captures the spirit and ideology of India while writing in English. This short treatise had a significant impact on how subsequent generations of Indian writers approached writing in English.

1. Preface to kanthapura
Name :- prakruti Bhatt B.
Roll no :- 19
Sem :- 1
Year :- 2012-13
Paper :- 4 :- Indian writing in English
Dept. of English, M . K . S,
Bhavnagar University.

2. Story Telling
Past
Present

3. A Challenge

4. Advice to Author
Style
Spirit
Ideology

5. Conclusion
This treatise is very short, but it speck
volumes. Raja Rao is the first Indian
author to discuss the linguistic and
stylistic issues in Indian writing in English.
His Initiation in the matter has had far
reaching effects on the PRESENT
GENARATION of the writer.

6. Thank You
Submitted to ,
Dept. of English,
Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji
Bhavnagar University.