TRINITY OF INDIAN WRITINGS

IN ENGLISH
To: Dr. Abhisarika Prajapati
Submitted by: Aishwarya Konnur
SRN:R19MAE01
Malgudi
 The Trinity
The Trinity of Indian Writings in
English - Mulk Raj Anand, Raja
Mulk Raj Rao, R. K. Narayan shaped the
Anand Indian novel
R. K.
Narayan

Raja Rao
 Mulk Raj Anand
• Represented the lowest strata in caste
hierarchy.
• Compassionately presented the truth
about the state of lowest caste.
• Influenced from real life characters.
Ignorance • Marxist humanism
• Oppression and exploitation of this
class.
• Addresses caste and poverty, squalor
Lowest
and backwardness, ignorance and
Strata superstition.
 Raja Rao
• Adopted Sanskrit’s style of
writing to English.
• Gandhi's ideology.
• Novels are philosophical.
• Gives importance to
Metaphysical Goddesses.
Comedy • Transition of women’s role
and status made visible.
R. K. Narayan
• Man of letters.
• Captures the mind, heart and soul of
common men.
• Represents the common folk found in
any Indian village.
• Simplistic writing style.
• Set in Malgudi, which grows with
successive novels.
• Some of the issues covered are
materialism, hypocrisy, conflict of
interest, Western impact on Indian
traditions, etc.
• Novels generally have upheaval
followed by return to normalcy.
Thank You