摘要：Famous Indian novelist Mulk Raj Anand was born on December 12, 1905 in Peshawar in present day Pakistan. He used to say that his novels closely reflected the slowly changing social system of his times. And it was the impressions he gained and experiences he underwent that shaped the narrative. Anand was widely known for his humanistic writ ing as the charact ers of his novels reflect Anand's humanistic approach for mankind. His works reflect the realit ies of Indian society and Indian culture. In all his novels, Anand stressed the need for a humanistic approach to life. Like most Indian novelists writing in English, he was inevitably concerned with man in society. He was an artist saturated with a moral understanding of Indian masses. He understood their mute anguish and always succeeded in bringing out their insulted humanity. His novels exposed the silent passions that burst in the hearts of the people who are forbidden to rise up and express themselves. His aim was t o evoke generosity and compassion in the minds of the privileged sections of t he society, to which the bulk of his readers belong
