Picture courtesy of Marilyn Stafford

Tue 7 Dec 2004 Performance at 7pm  Venue:  Nehru Centre, London, W1K.  Location  Mulk Raj Anand (1905-2004).  A celebration of his life and writing with Mán Melá Theatre Company.  Introduced by Dr Alastair Niven, OBE.  There will be an hour long performance followed by a reception at The Nehru Centre in Mayfair. His books will be available to purchase on the night. Further information: www.manmela.org.uk Prime Minister Manmohan Singh described Mulk Raj Anand as a freedom fighter and one of the founding fathers of the English novel in India. He described Anand's outstanding contributions to Indian literature, both in vernacular and in English and said his "realistic and sympathetic" portrayal of the lives of the poor in India would always be remembered.  Mulk Raj Anand is author of classic novels including Untouchable, The Sword and the Sickle and The Private Life of an Indian Prince. To read more about the works by Mulk Raj Anand, click here.

An Indian in Bloomsbury

Saturday 27th November 2004 
3.30pm

BBC Radio 4
92-95FM & 198LW

As a tribute to Mulk Raj Anand who recently died in Mumbai at the age of 98, Radio 4 is repeating Mukti Jain Campion’s compelling portrait of the novelist often described as the Indian Dickens. 

“powerful and revealing” Sue Arnold, The Observer
“I was gripped” Elizabeth Mahoney, The Guardian

An eulogy to Mulk Raj Anand by Mukti Jain Campion