Mulk Raj Anand
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Mulk Raj Anand was a pioneering Indian English novelist best known for his socially conscious works depicting the lives and struggles of the poor and marginalized in colonial India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mulk Raj Anand canonical | 4 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian English writer
ⓘ
novelist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Padma Bhushan
ⓘ
Sahitya Akademi Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | India ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1905-12-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2004-09-28 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
London School of Economics
ⓘ
University College London ⓘ Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
|
| ethnicGroup | Punjabi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Anand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
art criticism
ⓘ
literature ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| founded | Marg (art magazine) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Mulk Raj Anand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
realist fiction
ⓘ
social novel ⓘ |
| givenName | Mulk Raj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later generations of Indian English novelists ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
European modernism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mahatma Gandhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
depicting lives of the poor and marginalized in colonial India
ⓘ
pioneering Indian English novel ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| livedIn |
Bombay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Indian English literature
ⓘ
progressive writing ⓘ |
| nationality | Indian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Across the Black Waters
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coolie NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sword and the Sickle NERFINISHED ⓘ The Village NERFINISHED ⓘ Two Leaves and a Bud NERFINISHED ⓘ Untouchable NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
art critic
ⓘ
novelist ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Peshawar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Pune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | founding editor of Marg magazine ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| spouse | Kathleen Van Gelder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
humanism
ⓘ
social realism ⓘ |
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