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Mulk Raj Anand

Indian English writer (1905–2004)
Person human Q732434

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
December 12, 1905
Date of death
September 28, 2004
Place of birth
Peshawar
Place of death
Pune
Country of citizenship
India, British Raj, Dominion of India[10][11][12]
Occupation
writer, journalist, novelist, non-fiction writer, translator, art critic[13]
Educated at
University of Cambridge, University College London[14][15]
Award received
Sahitya Akademi Award, Padma Bhushan, World Peace Council prizes[17][18][19]
Notable work
Morning Face[16]
Cause of death
pneumonia[23]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[32]
Academic degree
Doktor Nauk in Philosophy[24]
Described by source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), South Asian Novelists in English: An A-to-Z Guide, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[29][30][31]
Family name
Anand[25]
Given name
Mulk, Raj[26][27]
Manner of death
natural causes[28]
Movement
Bloomsbury Group, Progressive Writers' Movement[21][22]
Name in native language
Mulk Raj Anand[33]
P14541
LYXiv
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en Muluk Chand Anand en Mulk Radzh Anand en Mulk-raj Anand en Mulkraj Anand en Mulk Raj Anand en Mulkrāj Āṉant en Mulk Rāj Āṉant cs Mulk Rádž Ánand fa ملک راج آنند hi मुलुक चंद आनंद hi मुल्कराज आनंद ja ムルク・ラジ・アナンド ru Ананд, Мулк Радж ru Мулк Радж Ананд sv Anand, Mulk Raj sv Raj Mulk Anand uk Ананд uk Ананд Мулк uk Ананд Мулк Радж uk Мулк Ананд
🔖 Identifiers · 105
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
118645072
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Mulk Raj Anand.jpg ↗
AbART person ID
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Archive Site Trinity College Cambridge ID
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Archives at Yale agent ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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BAnQ authority ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Babelio author ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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BookBrainz author ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CANTIC ID
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CBDB.cz author ID
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CONOR.BG ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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CONOR.SR ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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Concise Literary Encyclopedia ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Databazeknih.cz author ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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ELNET ID
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Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
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Encyclopaedia Beliana ID
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Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Encyclopædia Universalis ID
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Europeana entity
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FAST ID
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FID performing arts ID
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Fantastic Fiction author ID
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Freebase ID
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Goodreads author ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Mulk_Raj_Anand
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
1820485
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
2484
ISFDB author ID
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IdRef ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Kritisches Lexikon zur fremdsprachigen Gegenwartsliteratur ID
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Lex ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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Libris-URI
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Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NLAI ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
000097890
NSK ID
981005685247609366
NUKAT ID
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National Library of Brazil ID
000890214
National Library of Chile ID
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National Library of Israel ID (old)
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007257736705171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC201770369
National Library of Latvia ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810618635505606
National Library of Portugal ID
98170
National Library of Russia ID
770262320, 7744105
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
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National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp70131
National Virtual Library of India ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069218005
Notable Names Database ID
093/000114748
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3869119
Open Library ID
OL8160A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
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Oxford Reference overview ID
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PUG authority ID
158321
Parsifal cluster ID
599352
Penguin Random House author ID
241371
Prabook ID
725518, 1297682
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
8530
RERO ID (legacy)
A000007417
RILM ID
350545
RKDartists ID
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Rekhta author ID
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SBN author ID
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SELIBR ID
263962
SHARE Catalogue author ID
628752
SNAC ARK ID
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SNK ID
171707
SVKKL authority ID
p0019204-anand-Mulk-Radz-nar-1905
Slovak National Library (VIAF) ID
vtls001791627
The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
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Union List of Artist Names ID
500288176
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058529782206706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1264643
Unz Review author ID
AnandMulkRaj
WBPLN author ID
ANAND, MULK RAJ, Anand, Muluk Raj
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJcWrGBbVhdyjBQwFTtYfq
Yale LUX ID
person/1fab9bff-ef3b-47d3-8fe7-be2cab29dd33

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
writer, journalist, novelist, non-fiction writer
Award received 3
Padma Bhushan, Sahitya Akademi Award, World Peace Council prizes
Country of citizenship 3
India, British Raj, Dominion of India
Educated at 2
University of Cambridge, University College London
Movement 2
Bloomsbury Group, Progressive Writers' Movement
Cause of death 1
pneumonia
Films written 1
Rahi
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of birth 1
Peshawar
Place of death 1
Pune
Sex or gender 1
male
Works by author 1
Untouchable
Writing language 1
English
← FactGrid item ID 1
Sylne
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Summary

Mulk Raj Anand was born on December 12, 1905[1], in Peshawar[2]. He died on September 28, 2004[3], in Pune[4]. He worked as a writer[5], journalist[6], novelist[7], non-fiction writer[8], and translator[9].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to him include Untouchable[34], a literary work[35].

FAQs

Where was Mulk Raj Anand born?

Mulk Raj Anand was born in Peshawar[2].

Where did Mulk Raj Anand die?

Mulk Raj Anand died in Pune[4].

What did Mulk Raj Anand do for work?

Mulk Raj Anand worked as a writer[5], journalist[6], novelist[7], non-fiction writer[8], and translator[9].

Where did Mulk Raj Anand go to school?

Mulk Raj Anand was educated at University of Cambridge[14] and University College London[15].

What awards did Mulk Raj Anand receive?

Honors received include Sahitya Akademi Award[17], Padma Bhushan[18], and World Peace Council prizes[19].

Related Entities

India Peshawar

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . in.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Nouveau Dictionnaire des auteurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays. wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Nouveau Dictionnaire des auteurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Nouveau Dictionnaire des auteurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays. wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Nouveau Dictionnaire des auteurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays. wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved . sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . samcpatna.ac.in. samcpatna.ac.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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