Untouchable

The three very different options for ending untouchability that Mulk Raj Anand provides are converting to a different religion, following the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi, and adopting modern...

Bakha is portrayed as the hero in the novel because he embodies the need for societal transformation. Despite enduring severe oppression and the horrors of the caste system, Bakha remains resilient...

Mulk Raj Anand's novel Untouchable is episodic in its plot and follows one day in the life of Bakha, a young man of the untouchable caste. The story reveals how the untouchables are oppressed and...

Untouchable opens with a particularly striking piece of imagery. In the opening pages, Anand gives us a very detailed description of the outcaste colony and those unfortunate enough to live there....

The theme of casteism in Untouchable is explored through Bakha's experiences as a member of the untouchable caste in India. The novel highlights the daily discrimination he faces, such as being...

Author Mulk Raj Anand explores the ways in which societal alienation impacts members of the untouchable caste. After following one member of this caste through an average day, the reader sees how his...

The novel "Untouchable" by Mulk Raj Anand centers on Bakha, a young man grappling with his identity and the oppressive social system of untouchability in pre-Independence India. Through Bakha's...

In Untouchable, the city represents to Bakha both the site of his oppression as well as the place where he needs to work in order to survive. There, he is routinely subjected to abuse and prejudice...

Untouchable remains relevant today as the caste system and the plight of Untouchables, or Dalits, persist in parts of India and the sub-continent. Despite the abolition of "untouchability" in 1950...

Gulabo treats Bakha very badly. Although from a low caste herself, she is still higher up the pecking order than Bakha and regards him as an inferior. She resents her son Ram Charan from spending so...

Untouchability, while officially abolished and less dominant than in the past, still persists in India, particularly affecting Dalits who face poverty and violence. Although legal measures and social...

In Untouchable, Bakha asks for food by standing near the bottom of the stairs leading to people's kitchen doors and crying out, "Bread for the sweeper, mother. Bread for the sweeper." As an outcaste,...

Bakha's rebellion against the caste system is constrained by systemic oppression and societal norms. While he harbors hope in leaders like Gandhi who advocate for untouchables’ rights, his role...