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e Mulk Raj Anand (12 December 1905 - 28 September 2004) was an Indian writer in, English, notable for his depiction of the lives of the poorer castes in traditional Indian, , society., , ° One of the pioneers of Anglo-indian fiction, he, together with R. K. Narayan, Ahmad Ali, and Raja Rao, was one of the first India-based writers in English 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., , e He became known for his protest novel Untouchable (1935), followed by other works on, the Indian poor such as Coolie (1936) and Two Leaves and a Bud (1937)., , e 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., , e Notable awards:, , international Peace Prize - 1953, , Padma Bhushan - 1968, , Sahithya Akademi Award - 1971, , Scanned by TapScanner