Mulk Raj Anand

Mulk Raj Anand (12 December 1905 – 28 September 2004) was an Indian novelist and a leading figure of early Indian English literature. His works include novels, poetry, and essays on a wide range of subjects, including social commentaries on India's poor, and on British rule in India.

Quotes

• Why don’t you call, you swine, and announce your approach!
  • Untouchable , Penguin Books, 1990.

The Private Life of an Indian Prince (1969)

Source: Private Life of an Indian Prince, Bodley Head (London), 1969

• Not a virgin or a rupee was safe in his realm.
  • p.60

• Please look out for the few thorns that might have got mixed up with the roses.
  • p.72

• The trouble with liberal democracy is that it takes a long time to mature.