The Interminable Suffering and Physical and Mental Anguish of the Untouchables in Mulk Raj Anand’s Untouchable

Abstract

Untouchable is Mulk Raj Anand's first novel and it brought him an enormous reputation and position. This novel illustrates a realistic depiction of society. In this novel, Anand has exposed an image of an untouchable who is a sweeper boy. This character is an agent of all down trodden people in pre-independence of India. With Bakha, the central character, there are other characters who also suffer because of their lower caste. The present paper of me is concerned with the evils of untouchability and the need for innate empathy.