• SHILLPA KULKARNI

Mulk Raj Anand is one of the greatest writers of Indian English Literature. His novels have struck a chord with the readers. He was quite disturbed by the social scenario prevailing during his times. He ensured to touch these topics in his novels and through his works he portrayed the social evils prevalent in the society. Without being preachy he presented in his stories the plight of the downtrodden. Be it his short stories or his novels, the protagonists of his stories were the downtrodden or the oppressed lot. Though the sufferings of the underprivileged is not a unique theme, yet the way in which Anand has presented his novels is noteworthy. Untouchable was his first major novel. Bakha, the protagonist of the novel, is a sweeper and the novel is about just one day in his life. Through the events unfolding from morning to evening, Bakha faces lot of humiliation, oppression and is traumatised because of his social background. In his second novel Coolie, Anand rebels against child labour and capitalism. It is one of the most heart wrenching novels wherein Munoo, the protagonist, is a child of fourteen years and yet he has to face the wrath of the society. He is a Kshatriya by birth but because he is born in a poor household he suffers till the end.

Oppression, Capitalism, Child Labour, Feudal life

"CAPITALISM AND INDUSTRIALISATION : COMPARING ANAND'S MUNOO AND CHILD LABOUR IN TODAY'S WORLD ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 10, page no.e611-e612, October-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2210484.pdf

"CAPITALISM AND INDUSTRIALISATION : COMPARING ANAND'S MUNOO AND CHILD LABOUR IN TODAY'S WORLD ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 10, page no. ppe611-e612, October-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2210484.pdf