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 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. Wikipedia
“Our tragic age demands poetry of courage and not whimpers about the inevitable end of all maya.”
Quotations by 60 Greatest Indians, Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology http://resourcecentre.daiict.ac.in/eresources/iresources/quotations.html,
“Why don’t you call, you swine, and announce your approach!”
Untouchable, Penguin Books, 1990.
“Not a virgin or a rupee was safe in his realm.”
Origine: The Private Life of an Indian Prince (1969), p. 60
“The trouble with liberal democracy is that it takes a long time to mature.”
The Private Life of an Indian Prince (1969)
“Please look out for the few thorns that might have got mixed up with the roses.”
Origine: The Private Life of an Indian Prince (1969), p. 72
