Page 2 - Lesson Notes

ABOUT THE AUTHOR- Mulk Raj Anand (To be written in the Eng CW Notebook)

Mulk Raj Anand was an Indian writer in English, notable for his depiction of the lives of
the poorer castes in 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 gain an International readership. Anand is admired for
his novels and short stories, which have acquired the status of classics of modern
Indian English literature; they are noted for their perceptive insight into the lives of the
oppressed and for their analysis of impoverishment, exploitation and misfortune. He
became known for his protest novel “Untouchable”, followed by other works on the
Indian poor such as “Coolie” and “Two Leaves and a Bud”. He is also noted for being
among the first writers to incorporate Punjabi and Hindustani idioms into English, and
was a recipient of the civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan

Main Characters:
 The Child
 His Father
 His Mother
 A Stranger

READ & RELATE:

Now read the story thoroughly and underline the important words.
(READING SKILLS)

Now listen to this(LISTENING ACTIVITY).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kODQ2jFdOk