Rao as novelist of spiritual dimensions is redemptive in the extreme. Deeply affected by the loss of traditional, cultural and metaphysical values, he dedicates his novels to a very deep and penetrating quest through fictional exercise. In the beginning of his novels, he delineates the feelings ...
Raja Rao, 97, pioneering Indian novelist and scholar OBITUARIESMargalit Fox
Raja RaoRamaswamyphilosophy of lifeminiature epicmyths and legendsdigressionssymbolismAdvaita philosophyIndian atmosphereRaja Raos The Serpent and the Rope is an Indian English novel acclaimed as an Indian classic. Critics have termed this novel as the spiritual autobiography of the novelist because the ...