Kanthapura (Record no. 611)
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| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20211113113906.0 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780143422341 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 823.914 |
| Item number | RAO |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Rao, Raja |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Kanthapura |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Penguin Books Ltd. |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Haryana |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2014 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xxxii, 214 p. |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Price type code | INR |
| Price amount | 299.00 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | A major landmark in Indian fiction, this is a story of how the Gandhian struggle for independence came to one small village in South India.Kanthapura is a story that depicts how Gandhi s struggle for independence in India came to a small South Indian village that follows the caste system. Moorthy has returned from the city and has plenty of ideas to bring about peace in his environment.Moorthy is young and is back from the city where he learnt of the goodness of non-violence. Gandhi s struggle for independence has now come to a small village where the people experience the harsh reality of the caste system. Moorthy intends to bring in the independence movement to the village and wants to eradicate the caste system. He works towards uniting the people of the village and creating a nonviolent atmosphere. The determined and idealistic Moorthy fights against the conservative forces to create the kind of place that the Father of Our Nation dreamt of and fought for. The story is said from the point of view of an old woman who talks about the variety of people in the village and the complexities of life in the village. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | India--Karnataka |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Manners and customs |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Politics and government |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Social change |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | Book |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Bill No | Bill Date | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Accession Number | Date last seen | Date checked out | Copy number | Cost, replacement price | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Non-fiction | IN29347 | 25-08-2020 | Indian Institute of Management LRC | Indian Institute of Management LRC | General Stacks | 09/29/2020 | Overseas Press India Private | 209.30 | 1 | 823.914 RAO | 000939 | 11/15/2023 | 10/21/2023 | 1 | 299.00 | 09/29/2020 | Book |