Taboos In The Untouchable

India is a democratic nation and is hailed as its richness of culture, tradition and religions which can be summed up as unity in diversity but there are some taboos which act as stigma in the progression of the country’s fame. One among such adverse taboos is the caste system, a defining discourse forming a hierarchical order in the society. According to M.K. Naik , “Indian English Literature evolved as an amalgamation of stagnant language of Britain with chaotic India in the 18th century.”1
In the pre Independence era so many English writers showed the consistency of purpose in writing novels about India. In this context to some extent two Indian writers put their efforts. Bengali novelist Bakim Chandra Chatarjee was the pioneer of Indian

He is not passive or static. At the end of the novel, Anand offers the alternatives for Bakha in a three fold approach. Colonel Hutchinson’s attempt to convert into Christianity.Bakha needs no theology at the stage but needs sympathy,dignity and identity.Thus conversion to Christianity does not appeal to Bakha as an effective solution to his tragedy. Gandhi’s arrival and speech attracts him.He delivers a speech on untouchability.It does not give solution to untouchability. The talk between young poet, Iqbal and a semi educated Babu mentions about the flush machine.Bakha’s hope lies in the applied science and

Some critics raised a point related to Anand’s treatment of untouchability. It is only a piece of propaganda and not literature. Like Bernardshaw, Anand believes that literature ought to deal with the live problems of society. Anand tries to explain about the purpose of literature. His purpose is to lighten the burden of man in the society and make him a nobler ,better,happier individual.Every individual possesses self respect ,confidence, he tries to bringout injustice in the society. However, Anand achieved the goal of universal humanity on the Indian