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Mulk Raj Anand
Mulk Raj Anand, (born December 12, 1905, Peshawar, India [now in Pakistan]—died September 28, 2004, Pune), prominent Indian author of novels, short stories, and critical essays in English, who is known for his realistic and sympathetic portrayal of the poor in India. He is considered a founder of the English-language Indian novel.
The son of a coppersmith, Anand graduated with honours in 1924 from Punjab University in Lahore and pursued additional studies at the University of Cambridge and at University College in London. While in Europe, he became politically active in India’s struggle for independence and shortly thereafter wrote a series of diverse books on aspects of South Asian culture, including Persian Painting (1930), Curries and Other Indian Dishes (1932), The Hindu View of Art (1933), The Indian Theatre (1950), and Seven Little-Known Birds of the Inner Eye (1978).
A prolific writer, Anand first gained wide recognition for his novels Untouchable (1935) and Coolie (1936).Among his other major works are The Village (1939), The Sword and the Sickle (1942), and The Big Heart (1945; rev. ed. 1980),Seven Summers (1951), Morning Face (1968), Confession of a Lover (1976), and The Bubble (1984).He was just touching the stars that unfortunately he died on September 28, 2004 (aged 98) Pune, India.
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