Coolie by Mulk Raj Anand
Mulk Raj Anand is considered as the founding father of Indian English novel genre along with R.K.Narayan.Coolie is a classical master piece from this great writer.
Coolie narrates the story of Munoo, a boy from the hills of Kangra. Being an orphan, he was brought up by his aunt. At the age of 14, he leaves the beautiful hills and river Beas at his native village to Shampur town to work as a servant. The novel now focusses on his life there. The novel takes us to different places and cities showing the inhuman and degrading treatment that the poor Munoo gets at the hands of the socially, economically, and politically affluent and higher classes of Indian society and how he copes with all circumstances alone.
Always always portrayed the real India, and more specifically the poor India.This novels deal with the underdog. Coolie is one classic example of the story of the underprevileged class of the society and of the oppressed people who cannot even make both ends meet.
A must read because from 1936 to 2010 ,for poor of India
nothing has changed at all.
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