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American Research Journal of English and Literature
ISSN (Online): 2378-9026
DOI: 10.46568/arjel
A Conspectus of Gender Bias: Instances from the Major Works of Mulk Raj Anand
Assoc. Professor, Dept. of BS&H, Vignan’s Institute of Information Technology (Autonomous), Visakhapatnam.
Professor of English and International Examiner, Guest Faculty- BITS Pilani (WILP)
Dr. K. G. B.Santhosh Kumari, Dr. I. S. V. Manjula, “A Conspectus of Gender Bias: Instances from the Major Works
of Mulk Raj Anand”, American Research Journal of English and Literature, Vol 7, no. 1, 2021, pp. 1-3.
Abstract
This paper highlights the problems faced by women in 20th century by citing the examples from the novels of Mulk
Raj Anand. The gender bigotry in the patriarchal society of colonial India, in particular, is deftly portrayed by Anand
through his characters. The atrocities of the male characters like Reggie and the suffering of female characters like
Sohini,Gauri,Rukmini allow the readers to get a realistic perception of the days of colonial era, particularly in the lower
strata of society working in the tea plantation that were governed ruthlessly by the colonial representatives. The novels
of Anand are a record of the social conditioning of the working class women and men of those days.
