See also 'List of artistic depictions of Mahatma Gandhi'
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''Waiting for the Mahatma'' is written in Narayan's gentle comic style. An unusual feature of this novel is the participation of Gandhi as a character. His revolutionary ideas and practices are contrasted with the views of traditionalists such as the town's notables and Sriram's grandmother. This note of ambivalence towards the freedom movement may be due to Narayan's needing to reassure his mainly British audience.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Aikant|first=Satish C.|title=Colonial Ambivalence in R.K. Narayan's Waiting for the Mahatma|journal=The Journal of Commonwealth Literature|year=2007|volume=42|issue=2|pages=89–100|doi=10.1177/0021989407078595}}</ref> The political struggle serves as a background to Sriram and Bharati's unconventional romance which is concluded outside either's family circle. This is one of Narayan's most successful novels{{citation needed|date=April 2014}}, where much happens behind the facade of the low key storytelling. | ''Waiting for the Mahatma'' is written in Narayan's gentle comic style. An unusual feature of this novel is the participation of Gandhi as a character. His revolutionary ideas and practices are contrasted with the views of traditionalists such as the town's notables and Sriram's grandmother. This note of ambivalence towards the freedom movement may be due to Narayan's needing to reassure his mainly British audience.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Aikant|first=Satish C.|title=Colonial Ambivalence in R.K. Narayan's Waiting for the Mahatma|journal=The Journal of Commonwealth Literature|year=2007|volume=42|issue=2|pages=89–100|doi=10.1177/0021989407078595}}</ref> The political struggle serves as a background to Sriram and Bharati's unconventional romance which is concluded outside either's family circle. This is one of Narayan's most successful novels{{citation needed|date=April 2014}}, where much happens behind the facade of the low key storytelling. | ||
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* [[List of artistic depictions of Mahatma Gandhi]] | |||
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