Raj Raj Anand

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Mulk Raj Anand was an Indian writer in the English language, recognised for his depiction of the lives of the poorer class in the traditional Indian society. One of the pioneers of Indo-Anglian fiction, he, together with R. K. Narayan, Ahmad Ali and Raja Rao, was one of the first India-based writers in the English language to gain an International readership. Anand is admired for his novels and short stories, which have acquired the status of classics of modern Indian English literature; they are noted for their perceptive insight into the lives of the oppressed and for their analysis of impoverishment, exploitation and misfortune. He became known for his protest novel Untouchable (1935), which was followed by other works on the Indian poor such as Coolie (1936) and Two Leaves and a Bud (1937). He is also noted for being among the first writers to incorporate Punjabi and Hindustani idioms into English, and was a recipient of the civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India.

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Ellipsis of British Raj, the period of colonial rule of the Indian subcontinent by the British Empire between 1858 and 1947.

The name Raj is of Indian origin, meaning "Ellipsis of British Raj, the period of colonial rule of the Indian subcontinent by the British Empire between 1858 and 1947.". It is traditionally a male name.

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