STUDY OF CUSTOMS AND SOCIAL WAYS OF THE HINDU SOCIETY OF THE THIRTIES IN MULK RAJ ANAND'S COOLIE

Abstract

Coolie, described as an "epic of misery", "the epic of modern India," "the odyssey of Munoo" and "a tragic drama" with five episodes, further confirms Anand's position as one of the most interesting revolutionary writers of our time. The socio-logical concern of Anand in his fiction Is no longer primarily limited to caste, but the general issue of poverty, exploitation, social and economic parasitism and moral corruption are presented in more representative contexts. So, Coolie has a power to move us with its presentation of a universal human tragedy which is the result of exploitation of all kinds prevailing in the society.