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@article{172987,
        author = {Raksha Kumari},
        title = {Humanistic Principles in Mulk Raj Anand’s Untouchable},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {11},
        number = {9},
        pages = {2090-2094},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=172987},
        abstract = {History and literature have a tight link, and both are loaded with books, articles, essays, poetry, and novels. Indian English writers have always been aware of emerging social challenges and theoretical changes in society. The first Indian English novels were produced to address critical social issues at the time. Rajmohan’s Wife, written by Bankimchandra Chatterji, is regarded as the first Indian English novel. It was a social fiction about Matangini’s disastrous marriage to Rajmohan. The early Indian authors were social reformers, and as such, they attempted to confront the vices of society that they were explicitly criticising in their novels in a realistic manner. Similarly, writers such as Raja Rao, R. K. Narayan, and Mulk Raj Anand attempted to depict the lives of the middle class as well as the plight of the poor. Their primary goal in creating fiction was to capture the essence of the country’s culture.
Humanism constitutes a philosophical as well as intellectual perspective that enlightens us with knowledge, inspires us with art, and encourages compassion. Humanism emphasises the value of humans, their place, and nature in the universe. Humanism constitutes a philosophical as well as intellectual perspective that enlightens us with knowledge, inspires us with art, and encourages compassion. Humanism emphasises the value of humans, their place, and nature in the universe. Humanism promotes human dignity and encourages individual liberty. It argues that humans have the right along with the obligation to direct their own life. It enhances and nourishes people’s lives while also energising the discovery process. It explores fresh information and considers new choices. Humanism prioritises human wants and principles over religious beliefs. The guy is steadfast in his principles and envious of having knowledge of the cosmos. A believer in humanity isn’t scared to question and investigate. The writer Mulk Raj Anand serves as an author whose focus is human psychology. His work of literature celebrates the human condition while conveying a feeling of life and character through colored glass. He is steeped in humanity’s flowing, dynamic core, and he feels its anguish deep inside his bones. As a humanist, Anand has skilfully presented Indian society as unfriendly and unsympathetic to the plight of the lowly. His earliest work, ‘Untouchable,’ recounts a day in the life of its protagonist, Bakha, an untouchable sweeper child. It depicts the feelings, goals, and concerns of a sweeper child who faces numerous challenges as a low-caste in Indian society. The author explores his plight sympathetically while remaining objective.},
        keywords = {Social issues, social reformers, Untouchables, Middle class, Culture, Humanistic, Caste system, Shudras},
        month = {February},
        }