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Mulk Raj Anand
Novelist

Mulk Raj Anand

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Writing Untouchable and depicting social exclusion in Indian English fiction.

Untouchable · Coolie

Born
12 December 1905
Birthplace
Peshawar
Died
28 September 2004

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Mulk Raj Anand

Mulk Raj Anand was an Indian novelist whose work placed poverty, caste and exploitation at the centre of fiction in English.

Early life

Education

Graduated from Khalsa College, Amritsar, in 1924 before further study in Britain.

Career

  1. 1935

    Breakthrough novel

    Published Untouchable.

  2. 1936

    Second novel

    Published Coolie.

  3. 1937

    Plantation novel

    Published Two Leaves and a Bud.

Selected work

Untouchable

Follows one day in the life of Bakha, a sanitation worker subjected to caste discrimination.

Coolie

Follows a young worker confronting poverty and exploitation.

Beyond work

Intellectual circles

Formed friendships with members of the Bloomsbury Group while living in Britain.

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