Author(s): Dr. Anuradha

Abstract: Mulk Raj Anand is considered one of the finest novelists and one of the members of the amazing trio of Indian English fiction alongwith Raja Rao and R.K. Narayan. Anand's novels are a portryal of Indianness with its true essence. His novels put a direct question on the hypocrisy of the Indian society and its shallow beliefs. He challenges through his writings the narrow-mindedness prevailing in his contemporary society. Anand's first two novels, "Untouchable" and "Coolie" are the perfect examples of this. This paper tries to comparatively analyse these two works of Anand and highlights some relevant issues in both the works.

Keywords: Untouchable, Lower-Caste, Upper-Caste, Colonised, British Rule, Hypocrisy, Indian Society, Humiliation, Abuse.

Article Info: Received: 12 Nov 2021; Received in revised form: 15 Dec 2021; Accepted: 22 Dec 2021; Available online: 27 Dec 2021

DOI: 10.22161/ijels.66.34