Mulkraj Anand

  Introduction

 Mulk Raj Anand was an Indian writer of English language novels and short stories, children's literature who is one of the pioneers of Indo-Anglian fiction.    Together with R.K Narayan, Raja Rao, was one of the first Indian-based writers in English. He was a man who gain an International Readership. His literary carrier was begun by a family tragedy arising from the rigidity of the caste system. He was one of the pioneers of Indo-Anglian fiction. 

He spent World War.

Early Life: 

       Mulk Raj Anand was born on 12th  December 1905 in Peshawar. He belongs to well known Kshatriya family. His father was Lalchand who was Head Clerk in British Indian Army. His mother was Ishwar Kaur who left for England for higher studies and joined the  Cambridge University. He went to Kalsa College in Amritswar  and then went to the university of Punjab from where he graduated in 1924.

Thereafter he went to University Collage in London on a scholarship before enrolling at the Cambridge University. He earned his Ph.D in 1929. In England, he actively became involved in left wing politics. 

He met actress Kathleen van Gelder in  London and the couple married  in 1938. After that they got a beautiful gift a daughter. But unfortunately their marrige life was not good . Atlast they did divorced in 1948.

Later he married Shirin Vajibdar, a classical dancer.

He died in 2004 at the age of 98.

Professional life:

                             Mulk Raj Anand's writting carrier begn  in England where he used  to publish short reviews in T.S Eliot's magazine. a writer in English languages as returned to India in the year of 1939 and became a lecturer at the University of Boroda where he taught English Literature. He also served as a professor of philosophy at the University of Texas. He taught courses like Marxism to Gandhism and Indian philosophy: The Upanishads, The metaphysical Basics of Male and Female principles.

Novel:

Mulk Raj Anand was a prominent Indian writer who wrote in English and is considered to be the pioneer of English literature. He is best known for his novels, his great novels are....

In 1935, Mulk Raj Anand wrote his Great novel 'Untouchable'.

Mulk Raj Anand's second great and very famous novel 'Coolie' was written in the yer of 1936, London.

'Two Leaves and a Bud in 1937.

The Village in 1939.

Lament  on the Death of a Master of Arts in 1939.

The Sword and sickle in 1942..

The Big Heart in 1945.

Seven Summers : here we got a Indian childhood story in 1951.

The Old woman and the cow in 1960.

The Road in 1961.

Morning Face in 1968.

Kanthapura and other stories(2001)

Gouri in 1976

The Bubble in 1984

The  Moods of Bharatain 1988

Short Story

 'The Lost child and other stories in 1944

 The Barber's Trade Union and other stories in 1944.

 The tractor and the Corn Goddess and other stories in 1947.

 Reflection on the Golden Bed and other stories.

"The power of Darkness and other stories in 1959..

 Lajawanti and other stories.

 Between Tears and Laughter in 1973.

Things Have a way of working  out in 1998.

OtherWorks:

Curries and Other Indian Dihes

Marx and Engles on India

R. K. Narayan got numerous awards: 

Mulk Raj Anand  was an outstanding and influential novelist. He was the first English philosopher and novelist of Indian literature.

He has given tremendous and marvelous work to the world and this eminent novelist has been felicitated with awards like;

• • International Piece prize in the age of 1953
  • Padma Bhushan (1967)
  • Sahitya Academy Award in 1971