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Mulk Raj Anand (12 December 1905 – 28 September 2004) was an Indian writer in English, recognised for his depiction of the lives of the poorer class in the traditional Indian society. One of the pioneers of Indo-Anglian fiction, he, together with R. K. Narayan , Ahmad Ali and Raja Rao , was one of the first India-based writers in English to ...
Untouchable is a novel by Mulk Raj Anand published in 1935. The novel established Anand as one of India's leading English authors. [1] The book was inspired by his aunt's experience of being ostracized for sharing a meal with a Muslim woman. [2] [3] The plot of this book, Anand's first, revolves around the argument for eradicating the caste ...
Across the Black Waters is an English novel by the Indian writer Mulk Raj Anand first published in 1939. It describes the experience of Lalu, a sepoy in the Indian Army fighting on behalf of Britain against the Germans in France during World War I. He is portrayed by the author as an innocent peasant whose poor family was evicted from their ...
Coolie is a novel by Mulk Raj Anand first published in 1936. [1] The second book written by Mulk Raj Anand, Coolie reinforced his position as one of India's leading English authors. [ 2 ] The book is highly critical of British rule in India and India's caste system . [ 3 ]
Two Leaves and a Bud is a novel by Mulk Raj Anand first published in 1937. [1] Like his other novels, this one also deals with the topic of oppression of the poor, and is about a peasant who tries to protect his daughter from a British soldier. [2] The story is based in the tea plantations of Assam.
Mulk Raj Anand: Literature & Education: Maharashtra 1967 Tara Cherian: Social Work: Tamil Nadu 1967 Mulk Raj Chopra: Civil Service: Uttarakhand 1967 Tulsi Das: Medicine: Punjab 1967 Krishna Kanta Handique: Literature & Education: Assam 1967 Akshay Kumar Jain: Literature & Education: Delhi 1967 Pupul Jayakar: Social Work: Delhi 1967 Ali Akbar ...
Conversations in Bloomsbury is a 1981 memoir that depicts writer Mulk Raj Anand's life in London during the heyday of the Bloomsbury Group, and his relationships with the group's members. It provides a rare insight into the intimate workings of the English modernist movement, portraying such prominent figures as Virginia Woolf , T. S. Eliot and ...
Morning Face is a novel by Mulk Raj Anand and was first published in 1968. The book won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1971. [1] The book features Anand's autobiographical narrative that was first used by him in Seven Summers. He delivers the story through a personalized telling of the late independence era politics and history. [2]