Social Consciousness in the Novels of Mulkraj Anand

Pages:117-118
P. V. V. Satyanarayana Raju (Department of English, CMJ University, Shillong)

Literature is an art using which one can easily express human feelings, emotions, suffering and joys to the world without any physical presence. Medium of writing for expressing is universal and appeals to each and every community of readers across the world . Indo- Anglian literature has always been in lime-light for its ability to attract readers through its treasure of divine thoughts . Such a literature is highly influenced by Indian culture , history and socio- economic differentiation present in India. Mulk Raj Anand himself is a shining gem in the collection of various Indo-Anglian writers of India. As socially committed novelist Anand has produced a good deal of literature. He has written more than a dozen novels and about seventy short stories and a host of essays and articles on a number of subjects. His novels fall into two categories namely social and autobiographical novels. He focused his attention on the sufferings, misery and wretchedness of the poor as a result of the exploitation of the downtrodden class of the Indian society. Religious hypocrisy, feudal system, East-West encounter, the place of woman in the society, superstitions, poverty, hunger and exploitation are his common themes.