Published in 1982, The Narayanpur Incident is Shashi Deshpande's fourth children's novel. It has been variously established that Deshpande addresses a variety of issues even in his children's books including the didactic principle (not the conventional one) which should be a significant constituent of any children's book. This article aims to analyze the ideology underlying the Narayanpur incident. Just like his other novel 3 Novels, it caters to the needs of the society at large by offering a story that carries with it a moral. The fact that children need a moralistic tale to evolve into virtuous adults is considered one of the goals that children's books try to achieve. What follows from this argument is that inculcating national consciousness is an integral part of such an educational enterprise. In other words, what is quite evident in this novel, as in the other three novels, is the way in which children were (and still are) tied to twentieth-century nationalist discourse towards children's literature. What better theme than the national struggle could there be to instill the values ​​of nationalism in children? The pertinent question, then, is to carefully examine how the notion of childhood is constructed through such selection. The purpose of this novel seems to be quite simple, to strive to make children aware of their role in their world. family but also nation. While the intent may seem preachy, the events unfold in a way that appears very similar to a hands-on teaching mode. However, unlike Deshpande's other three novels, this plot does not offer as much pleasure or entertainment as its educational content. Furthermore, an 'introduction' was affixed to this nine......middle of the paper......and India, they were truly the representatives of the future India which is not afraid of the British and its ideals of kind. Gandhi's appeal had truly touched Indian hearts. Works Cited Deshpande, Shashi. The Narayanpur incident. New Delhi: Penguin, 1995. Print.Bakshi, SR Congress and Quit India Movement. New Delhi: Criterion Publishing, 1986. Print.McGillis, Roderick. "Children's Literature: A World Accustomed to Violence." Children's literature. Ed. Wendy Mass. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2001. 110-119. Print.Patil, VT Gandhi, Nehru and the Quit India movement. Delhi: BR Publishing, 1984. Print. “Hindi Children's Newspapers and Nationalist Discourse (1910-1930).” Economic and political weekly. 39:33 (2004). 3723-3729. JSTOR. Web June 6, 2013. “Defaince and Confrontation: 1942 Quit India Movement.” Social scientist. 20:7/8. JSTOR. Web 6 June, 2013.