In a bold attempt to restart the reading of classics,
my first choice was Anand’s Untouchable. I have always sympathized with the
cause of the ‘out casts’ who were systematically ripped of their rights and
inhumanly treated by a rigid system. Here, Anand has realistically touched upon
the story of a sweeper boy called Bakha in the utmost honest way. However,
infilling an otherwise wonderful novella with the ideological and philosophical
content was a bit out of place for me. Moreover, at times I found that it was
not the boy who was speaking but the impatient writer who is eager to sympathize
with the untouchable-This one might not be a page turner for you, but will
definitely give an idea about the caliber of the Indian Dickens, Mulk Raj
Anand.
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