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Freedom is an essential component in the human life which determines self-awareness of an individual and thereby realizes the potentialities of life. The Physical freedom can be achieved by proper socialization process and stable social contracts based on the humanitarian values. On the other hand, cognitive freedom is a sensitive issue where it requires the harmonious balance between one's individual and social life. The strained human relationships often create cognitive dissonance which can be seen throughout the history of colonialism. The British in India imprisoned the psyche of Indians by creating hierarchies, mental complexities, verbal abuse and they disguised it in the form of white-man's burden. Raja Rao's Kanthapura unleashed such trivialities by exploring the socio-cultural and spiritual values embedded in the Indian way of life. The villagers of Kanthapura might sacrifice their space and root but the level of complacence they attained will be a model for decolonizing process in the post-colonial era. The research paper has used historical, textual and ethnographic method to answer the pondering questions on the aspects like values, space and time, language in relation to the decolonization process.