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1) Examines the poet figure as representative of Anand’s spiritual vision of life in
Untouchable (1935), Death of A Hero (1964), and Confession of a Lover (1976). 2)
Character study of the poet figure as integrative force in Anand’s fiction representing the
‘conscience’ of the novel. 3) Applies Brahminical concept of Karuna or pity as the
basic underpinning to Anand’s work.
KAUSHIK, R.K. "From potter's Wheel to Dragon's Teeth: Character Delineation in Mulk
Raj Anand's Novels" Mahfil 6.4 (1970):17-31.
Attacks Anand's characters for lack of sophisticated development as Anand's Marxist
ideology overrode his authorial integrity. Makes an extensive investigation of characterisation
considered as deliberately driven by ideological commitment. Capitalist/Marxist dichotomy
explored as major premise.
KAUSHIK, ASHA & IQBAL NARRAIN. "The Democratic Experiment and Social Change
in India: Some Perceptions from Mulk Raj Anand" 61-77 in Narain, Iqbal & Lutze, Lothar,
eds. Literature, Social Consciousness and Polity New Delhi: Manohar, 1987, xv + 131 pp.
KAUSHIK, R.K. "Red, Brown and Gray: Ideological Commitment in Mulk Raj Anand's
Novels" in SHARMA, K.K. ed. Indo-English Literature: a Collection of Critical Essays,
Ghaziabad: Vimal Prakashan, 1977: 101-12. 1) Perceives Anand’s prose (sp?)
masquerades as ideological warfare and classifies it as fanatic dogmatism. 2) attacks his
writing style saturated by pervasive pessimism but Kaushik’s suggested alternative demands
an acceptance og God on the writer’s part. Reprinted from Sharma, K. K. ed Indo-English
Literature: A Collection of Critical Essays (Ghaziabad: Vimal Prahashan, 1977): 101-12.
KHER, INDER NATH. "Mulk Raj Anand: Encounter with Dark Passion" Journal of Indian
Writing in English 11.2 (1983):3-8.
Psychological analysis of Private Life of an Indian Prince (1953), concluding that the
Mahararja’s mind has totally disintegrated into madness because of his inability to contend
with his uncontrolled sexuality. Acknowledges a major debt to Krishna Nandan Sinha (sp?)
for this analysis. 2) A character study based on psychological guidelines. Comparison to
Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby made. 3) Psycho-sexual analysis. 4) NA.
KLAUS, GUSTAV, H. "Zum Beispiel Coolie" Germanisch-romanische Monatsschriften
28.4 (1978):453-67.
KULSHRESTHA, CHIRANTAN. "The Hero as Survivor: Reflections on Anand's
Untouchable" WLWE 19.1 (1980):84-91.
By introducing the concept of the survivor, Kulshrestha extends existing claims that
Anand's fiction has an overall aesthetic unity as well as notable political and sociological
commentary. The image of the survivor studied in comparison to Solzhenitsyn's One Day in
the Life of Ivan Denisovich and Malamud's The Fixer. Morally evaluates the image of the
survivor as superior to the conventional tragic hero in respect to higher ethical principles and
an unwavering sense of duty.
MATHUR, O.P. "Two Modern Versions of the Sita Myth: Narayan and Anand" JCL 21.1
(1986):16-25.
1) Mathur establishes an Indain mythis basis for Narayan’s and Anand’s modern
interpretations. 2) Mathur focuses on myth as structure which is received and reinterpreted on